Saffin Pond–Highlands Trail, 3 sights is a 2.3-mile out-and-back near Weldon, NJ. The route reaches Saffin Pond at the turnaround, 0.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 201 ft of elevation gain. It scores 50/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi1,109 – 1,250 ft2.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.00932, -74.57210
Nearest town Weldon, NJ
Directions
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Saffin Pond–Highlands Trail, 3 sights
2.3 mi · ▲ 201 ft · 52 min
Elevation 1,109–1,251 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.00932, -74.57210
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:23 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Yellow/Highlands Trail, heading W.
- 0.9 miPass Saffin Pond.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Highlands Spur Trail, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Ogden Mine Railroad Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear right onto Highlands Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Yellow Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Yellow/Highlands Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
- 50 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
51% dirt49% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:23 PM
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Yellow Dot Trail & Yellow/Highlands Trail via Yellow Trail 3.3 mi · ▲ 433 ft
- Blue Trail & Yellow/Highlands Trail Loop 3.5 mi · ▲ 423 ft
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- Saffin Pond–Blue Heron Lake, 5 sights 6.3 mi · ▲ 574 ft
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