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Scenic Overlook - Delaware River and Reservoir–Sunfish Pond, 9 sights

13.8 mi · ▲ 1,826 ft · 5 hr 31 min

Scenic Overlook - Delaware River and Reservoir–Sunfish Pond, 9 sights is a 13.8-mile out-and-back near Calno, NJ. The route passes Catfish Pond, Catfish Pond, Scenic Overlook - Delaware River and Reservoir and Sunfish Pond. It climbs 1,826 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 79/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,112 – 1,598 ft · steepest grade: 19%14.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.03579, -74.99973
Nearest town Calno, NJ
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Scenic Overlook - Delaware River and Reservoir–Sunfish Pond, 9 sights

13.8 mi · ▲ 1,826 ft · 5 hr 31 min

Elevation 1,114–1,599 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.03579, -74.99973

Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:25 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 50 ftPass Catfish Pond.
  3. 50 ftTurn left onto Camp Road, heading E.
  4. 0.2 miPass Catfish Pond.
  5. 200 ftContinue straight onto Rattlesnake Swamp Trail, heading NE.
  6. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Rattlesnake Swamp Connector Trail, heading E.
  7. 0.5 miSharp right onto Appalachian Trail, heading S.
  8. 3.1 miTurn left onto Kaiser Trail, heading W.
  9. 50 ftBear right onto Appalachian Trail, heading W.
  10. 0.2 miBear left onto Kaiser Road Trail (Blue), heading W.
  11. 50 ftBear right onto Appalachian Trail, heading W.
  12. 1.1 miPass Scenic Overlook - Delaware River and Reservoir.
  13. 0.9 miPass Sunfish Pond.
  14. 250 ftTurn left onto Buckwood Trail, heading W.
  15. 0.3 miTurn left onto Sunfish Pond Fire Road/Buckwood Trail, heading S.
  16. 0.3 miReach Scenic Overlook - Delaware River and Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 0.3 miTurn right onto Buckwood Trail, heading W.
  18. 0.3 miTurn right onto Appalachian Trail, heading NW.
  19. 2.1 miBear left onto Kaiser Road Trail (Blue), heading E.
  20. 50 ftBear right onto Appalachian Trail, heading E.
  21. 0.2 miBear left onto Kaiser Trail, heading E.
  22. 50 ftTurn right onto Appalachian Trail, heading E.
  23. 1.8 miTurn right, heading NE.
  24. 1.3 miSharp left onto Rattlesnake Swamp Connector Trail, heading NE.
  25. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Rattlesnake Swamp Trail, heading W.
  26. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Mohican Road, heading S.
  27. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  28. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/scenic-overlook-delaware-river-and-reservoir-sunfish-pond-out-back-10-sights

Trail surface

57% dirt4% gravel39% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:25 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 7:02 PM for the 7:25 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:43 PM — 10 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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