Pond dialogue–Stony Brook Loop, 11 sights is a 2.3-mile loop in Institute Woods near Princeton, NJ. The route passes Pond dialogue, Stony Brook, Stony Brook Swinging Bridge and Marsh Viewpoint. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi52 – 102 ft2.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Olden Trail 40.32979, -74.66266
Nearest town Princeton, NJ
Directions
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Pond dialogue–Stony Brook Loop, 11 sights
2.3 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 47 min
Elevation 52–102 ft
Loop · Institute Woods
Trailhead: Olden Trail · 40.32979, -74.66266
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:26 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Pipeline Trail, heading SW.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Trolley Track Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miPass Pond dialogue.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Pipeline Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto River's Edge Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miPass Stony Brook.
- 0.2 miPass Stony Brook Swinging Bridge.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Founders' Walk, heading NE.
- 400 ftTurn right onto Rogers Refuge blue trail, heading N.
- 350 ftPass Marsh Viewpoint.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Marsh Trail, heading NE.
- 450 ftBear right onto Olden Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miThe 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
45% dirt27% gravel28% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 7:26 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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