Morris County High Point–Saffin Pond, 4 sights is a 3.3-mile out-and-back near Weldon, NJ. The route passes Saffin Pond before reaching Morris County High Point at the turnaround, 1.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 196 ft of elevation gain. It scores 62/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi1,145 – 1,355 ft3.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Ogden Mine Railroad Trail 41.00805, -74.58679
Nearest town Weldon, NJ
Directions
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Morris County High Point–Saffin Pond, 4 sights
3.3 mi · ▲ 196 ft · 1 hr 12 min
Elevation 1,143–1,353 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Ogden Mine Railroad Trail · 41.00805, -74.58679
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:23 PM
Horses allowed on the whole route · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Ogden Mine Railroad Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass Saffin Pond.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Green Trail, heading NE.
- 0.9 miSharp right onto Red Trail, heading SE.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Red Dot Trail, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear right onto White Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftReach Morris County High Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear left onto Red Dot Trail, heading NE.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Red Trail, heading SW.
- 0.7 miSharp left onto Green Trail, heading NW.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Ogden Mine Railroad Trail, heading SW.
- 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
57% gravel43% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:23 PM
Good to know
- Horses allowed on the whole route
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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