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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

  1. Start on Red Trail, heading NE.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right onto Orange Trail, heading SE.
  3. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right onto White Trail, heading SE.
  5. 500 ftTurn left, heading E.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  7. 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  9. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  10. 0.2 miPass Scenic Overlook - Pond.
  11. 50 ftTurn left onto Blue Trail, heading N.
  12. 50 ftTurn right onto Pots n Pans, heading N.
  13. 0.2 miBear left onto White Trail, heading NW.
  14. 1 miContinue straight onto Red-White Trail, heading SW.
  15. 0.3 miTurn right onto Yellow Trail, heading SW.
  16. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Red Trail/Patriots' Path/Highlands Trail, heading W.
  17. 0.2 miTurn left onto Stephens Park Road, heading S.
  18. 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

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