Scenic Overlook - Pond–Blue Trail Loop, 5 sights is a 3.7-mile loop in Stephens State Park near Saxton Falls, NJ. The route reaches Scenic Overlook - Pond. It climbs 575 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 19/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi597 – 1,155 ft · steepest grade: 20%3.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Orange Trail 40.87307, -74.80547
Nearest town Saxton Falls, NJ
Directions
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Scenic Overlook - Pond–Blue Trail Loop, 5 sights
3.7 mi · ▲ 575 ft · 1 hr 31 min
Elevation 598–1,156 ft
Loop · Stephens State Park
Trailhead: Orange Trail · 40.87307, -74.80547
Weather Sep 5: Mostly clear, high 75°F / low 63° · precip 2% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:27 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Red Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Orange Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto White Trail, heading SE.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miPass Scenic Overlook - Pond.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Blue Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Pots n Pans, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left onto White Trail, heading NW.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Red-White Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Yellow Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Red Trail/Patriots' Path/Highlands Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Stephens Park Road, heading S.
- 50 ftThe 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
16% dirt84% unspecified
Weather
Mostly clearTemperature 75°F63°
Precip2%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity74%
Rained 0.3″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
75°60°
Sunrise 6:31 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:27 PM
Sun
72°60°
Mon
77°55°
Tue
79°56°
Wed
83°62°
16%
Thu
80°64°
16%
Fri
71°49°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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