Mill Pond–Hamilton Ridge Trail, 4 sights is a 6.9-mile out-and-back near Millbrook, NJ. The route reaches Mill Pond. It climbs 672 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi374 – 886 ft · steepest grade: 20%6.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Orchard Trail 41.07450, -74.96317
Nearest town Millbrook, NJ
Directions
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Mill Pond–Hamilton Ridge Trail, 4 sights
6.9 mi · ▲ 672 ft · 2 hr 38 min
Elevation 374–887 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Orchard Trail · 41.07450, -74.96317
Weather Sep 7: Overcast, high 75°F / low 54° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:25 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Orchard Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Mill Pond.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Hamilton Ridge Trail, heading SW.
- 0.7 miBear right onto Pioneer Trail, heading W.
- 2.2 miSharp left onto Hamilton Ridge Trail, heading NE.
- 3 miTurn left onto Orchard Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
65% dirt35% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 75°F54°
Precip0%Wind2 mphUV6Humidity68%
Rained 0.6″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
75°50°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:25 PM
Tue
77°56°
Wed
80°57°
Thu
73°59°
42%
Fri
74°49°
Sat
76°51°
Sun
80°55°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.5 mi in (~68 min). Leave by 5:57 PM for the 7:25 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:48 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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