Mount Hope Historical County Park
Mount Hope Pond–Blue Trail, 4 sights
4.8 mi · ▲ 645 ft · 1 hr 55 min
Mount Hope Pond–Blue Trail, 4 sights is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Mount Hope Historical County Park near Spicertown, NJ. The route reaches Mount Hope Pond. It climbs 645 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Mount Hope Pond–Blue Trail, 4 sights
4.8 mi · ▲ 645 ft · 1 hr 55 min
Elevation 701–1,049 ft
Out & Back · Mount Hope Historical County Park
Trailhead: Blue Trail · 40.91699, -74.57243
Weather Sep 5: Mostly clear, high 75°F / low 63° · precip 3% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:26 PM
- Start on Blue Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Orange Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Red Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miSharp left onto White Trail, heading SE.
- 300 ftBear left onto White, heading N.
- 0.4 miPass Mount Hope Pond.
- 0.7 miSharp right onto Red Trail, heading W.
- 0.8 miSharp right onto Orange Trail, heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Blue Trail, heading NE.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~55 min). Leave by 6:11 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:28 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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