High Mountain Park Preserve

Mount Cecchino–Ancients Pond Loop, 4 sights

3.2 mi · ▲ 433 ft · 1 hr 17 min

Mount Cecchino–Ancients Pond Loop, 4 sights is a 3.2-mile loop in High Mountain Park Preserve near North Haledon, NJ. The route passes Ancients Pond and Mount Cecchino. It climbs 433 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi456 – 689 ft3.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: WP Double Track 40.95374, -74.19693
Nearest town North Haledon, NJ

Directions

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Mount Cecchino–Ancients Pond Loop, 4 sights

3.2 mi · ▲ 433 ft · 1 hr 17 min

Elevation 457–691 ft

Loop · High Mountain Park Preserve

Trailhead: WP Double Track · 40.95374, -74.19693

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:28 AM · sunset 7:25 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on WP Double Track, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  3. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Woodland Trail, heading NW.
  4. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Black Bear, heading W.
  5. 150 ftContinue straight onto Woodland Trail, heading NW.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  7. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  8. 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  9. 400 ftSharp right onto Grandpa's Favorite, heading S.
  10. 0.1 miPass Ancients Pond.
  11. 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  12. 150 ftBear left, heading W.
  13. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  14. 150 ftContinue straight onto Dyn-O-Mite!, heading NW.
  15. 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
  16. 150 ftBear right, heading NW.
  17. 0.3 miBear left onto Indians Double Track, heading N.
  18. 0.1 miTurn right onto Woodland Trail, heading NE.
  19. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  20. 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  21. 100 ftBear right, heading SE.
  22. 50 ftPass Mount Cecchino.
  23. 250 ftTurn right onto Summit Trail, heading SE.
  24. 0.3 miTurn right onto WP Double Track, heading S.
  25. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Transfer, heading SE.
  26. 450 ftTurn right onto H's Way, heading SE.
  27. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  28. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  29. 250 ftBear left onto WP Double Track, heading S.
  30. 50 ftThe loop closes back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

99% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:28 AMSunset 7:25 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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