Longwood Lake–Saffin Pond, 4 sights is a 9.3-mile out-and-back near Weldon, NJ. The route passes Saffin Pond before reaching Longwood Lake at the turnaround, 4.7 miles in. It climbs 1,282 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade. It scores 58/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi748 – 1,257 ft · steepest grade: 26%9.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Ogden Mine Railroad Trail 41.00805, -74.58679
Nearest town Weldon, NJ
Directions
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Longwood Lake–Saffin Pond, 4 sights
9.3 mi · ▲ 1,282 ft · 3 hr 44 min
Elevation 748–1,255 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Ogden Mine Railroad Trail · 41.00805, -74.58679
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:23 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 50 ftPass Saffin Pond.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Yellow Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Yellow/Highlands Trail, heading SE.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Yellow Trail, heading S.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Teal/Black Dot, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Compton-Gobel Road, heading SE.
- 0.8 miReach Longwood Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Teal/Black Dot, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Yellow Trail, heading NE.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Yellow/Highlands Trail, heading W.
- 1.1 miBear left onto Yellow Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
55% dirt45% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:23 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.3 mi in (~65 min). Leave by 5:58 PM for the 7:23 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:41 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Lake Shawnee & Saffin Pond via Yellow Trail 9 mi · ▲ 648 ft
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