High Point State Park
Sawmill Pond & Iris Trail
10.3 mi · ▲ 614 ft · 3 hr 44 min
Sawmill Pond & Iris Trail is a 10.3-mile out-and-back in High Point State Park near Colesville, NJ. The route reaches Sawmill Pond at the turnaround, 5.2 miles in. It climbs 614 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade. It scores 37/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi1,247 – 1,532 ft · steepest grade: 23%10.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.29571, -74.66365
Nearest town Colesville, NJ
Directions
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Sawmill Pond & Iris Trail
10.3 mi · ▲ 614 ft · 3 hr 44 min
Elevation 1,247–1,533 ft
Out & Back · High Point State Park
Trailhead: 41.29571, -74.66365
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:24 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 1.5 miBear right onto Iris Trail, heading W.
- 2.3 miContinue straight onto Mashipacong Trail, heading NW.
- 1.4 miReach Sawmill Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.4 miContinue straight onto Iris Trail, heading SE.
- 2.3 miBear left, heading NE.
- 1.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:24 PM
More from this trailhead
- Iris Trail 4.5 mi · ▲ 248 ft
- Iris Trail 4.6 mi · ▲ 248 ft
- Rutherford Shelter Trail 4.7 mi · ▲ 225 ft
- Fuller Trail–Iris Trail, 3 sights 11.6 mi · ▲ 672 ft
- Brink Pond–Ice Pond, 6 sights 11.7 mi · ▲ 1,463 ft
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