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Saffin Pond & Pink Trail via Highlands Trail

3.2 mi · ▲ 280 ft · 1 hr 12 min

Saffin Pond & Pink Trail via Highlands Trail is a 3.2-mile out-and-back near Milton, NJ. The route reaches Saffin Pond at the turnaround, 1.6 miles in. It climbs 280 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 57/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,109 – 1,280 ft3.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Highlands Trail 41.01264, -74.56422
Nearest town Milton, NJ
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Saffin Pond & Pink Trail via Highlands Trail

3.2 mi · ▲ 280 ft · 1 hr 12 min

Elevation 1,109–1,281 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Highlands Trail · 41.01264, -74.56422

Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:23 PM

Horses allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Highlands Trail, heading S.
  2. 0.3 miBear right onto Pink Trail, heading SW.
  3. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Yellow/Highlands Trail, heading W.
  4. 1 miReach Saffin Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1 miContinue straight onto Pink Trail, heading E.
  6. 0.3 miBear left onto Highlands Trail, heading NE.
  7. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/saffin-pond-saffin-pond-out-back-3-lakes

Trail surface

61% dirt39% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:23 PM

Good to know

  • Horses allowed on the whole route
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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