Scenic Overlook - Pond–Blue Trail, 5 sights is a 5.1-mile out-and-back in Allamuchy Mountain State Park near Saxton Falls, NJ. The route reaches Scenic Overlook - Pond. It climbs 930 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 21/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi610 – 1,155 ft · steepest grade: 19%5.4 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, 5 sights
5.1 mi · ▲ 930 ft · 2 hr 10 min
Elevation 610–1,156 ft
Out & Back · Allamuchy Mountain State Park
Trailhead: Orange Trail · 40.87307, -74.80547
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:27 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Orange Trail, heading SE.
- 0.6 miSharp right onto White Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Tally Ho, heading NE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Hally Toe, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Tally Ho, heading NW.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Hally Toe, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Tally Ho, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn left onto White Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Not Maintained, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Pots n Pans, heading SE.
- 0.2 miPass Scenic Overlook - Pond.
- 50 ftBear right onto Blue Trail, heading SE.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto White Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Orange Trail, heading S.
- 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
29% dirt71% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 7:27 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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