Long Pond Ironworks State Park
Tranquility Mountain–Monksville Reservoir, 3 summits
3.8 mi · ▲ 692 ft · 1 hr 37 min
Tranquility Mountain–Monksville Reservoir, 3 summits is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in Long Pond Ironworks State Park near Hewitt, NJ. The route passes Monksville Reservoir before reaching Tranquility Mountain at the turnaround, 1.9 miles in. It climbs 692 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 11/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Tranquility Mountain–Monksville Reservoir, 3 summits
3.8 mi · ▲ 692 ft · 1 hr 37 min
Elevation 408–915 ft
Out & Back · Long Pond Ironworks State Park
Trailhead: Monks Spur Trail · 41.12690, -74.30176
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Monks Spur Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Monksville Reservoir.
- 150 ftSharp right onto Monks Trail, heading E.
- 0.7 miSharp right onto Monks Connector Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Pipeline Service Road, heading SE.
- 0.6 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miReach Tranquility Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miSharp left onto Monks Connector Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Monks Trail, heading SW.
- 0.7 miSharp left onto Monks Spur Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Monks Spur Trail Trailhead
- Monksville Reservoir & Monks Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 197 ft
- Horse Pond Mountain–Monksville Reservoir, 7 sights 10.1 mi · ▲ 1,591 ft
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