Pickerel Pond–Jockey Hill Road, 6 sights
5.5 mi · ▲ 228 ft · 1 hr 57 min
Pickerel Pond–Jockey Hill Road, 6 sights is a 5.5-mile out-and-back near Stony Hollow, NY. The route reaches Pickerel Pond. It is mostly level, with 228 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 42/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi443 – 577 ft5.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.98041, -74.07530
Nearest town Stony Hollow, NY
Directions
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Pickerel Pond–Jockey Hill Road, 6 sights
5.5 mi · ▲ 228 ft · 1 hr 57 min
Elevation 444–578 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.98041, -74.07530
Weather Sep 9: Overcast, high 77°F / low 54° · precip 1% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:20 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Pickerel Pond Loop, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass Pickerel Pond.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Turnpike, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Quarry Loop, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Turnpike, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Quick Loop, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 450 ftBear right onto Jockey Hill Road, heading S.
- 0.3 miReach Pickerel Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn right onto South Central, heading N.
- 1.3 miTurn right onto Quick Loop, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Turnpike, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Quarry Loop, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Turnpike, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Pickerel Pond Loop, heading N.
- 500 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
64% dirt1% gravel35% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 77°F54°
Precip1%Wind5 mphUV6Humidity67%
Rained 0.3″ 4 days ago (0.5″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
80°50°
Sunrise 6:30 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:20 PM
Wed
80°60°
19%
Thu
85°65°
38%
Fri
75°54°
Sat
76°49°
Sun
70°59°
17%
Mon
82°63°
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