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Peter J. Barnes III Wildlife Preserve

Tommy's Pond via Middlesex Greenway Trail

2.5 mi · ▲ 32 ft · 51 min

Tommy's Pond via Middlesex Greenway Trail is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Peter J. Barnes III Wildlife Preserve near Metuchen, NJ. The route reaches Tommy's Pond. It is mostly level, with 32 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi75 – 118 ft2.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.54819, -74.37754
Nearest town Metuchen, NJ
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Tommy's Pond via Middlesex Greenway Trail

2.5 mi · ▲ 32 ft · 51 min

Elevation 77–119 ft

Out & Back · Peter J. Barnes III Wildlife Preserve

Trailhead: 40.54819, -74.37754

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:25 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 1 miPass Tommy's Pond.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  4. 350 ftReach Tommy's Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 350 ftTurn left onto Middlesex Greenway Trail, heading W.
  6. 1.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/tommys-pond-out-back-4-km-0490

Trail surface

56% dirt36% paved4% grass4% boardwalk

Weather

Sunrise 6:29 AMSunset 7:25 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~28 min). Leave by 6:37 PM for the 7:25 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:08 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Metuchen, New Jersey