Swartswood Lake–Duck Pond Loop, 4 lakes is a 1.1-mile loop in Swartswood State Park near Swartswood, NJ. The route passes Duck Pond, Swartswood State Park Beach, Swartswood Lake and Swartswood State Park Beach. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi489 – 551 ft1.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Spring Lake Trail 41.07351, -74.81845
Nearest town Swartswood, NJ
Directions
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Swartswood Lake–Duck Pond Loop, 4 lakes
1.1 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 23 min
Elevation 487–550 ft
Loop · Swartswood State Park
Trailhead: Spring Lake Trail · 41.07351, -74.81845
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:24 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Duck Pond.
- 50 ftPass Swartswood State Park Beach.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 500 ftSharp left onto Emmons Path Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Swartswood Lake.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 500 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Swartswood State Park Beach.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 500 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
37% dirt63% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:24 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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