Upper Pond–Lower Pond, 4 sights
2 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 42 min
Upper Pond–Lower Pond, 4 sights is a 2-mile out-and-back in Big Brook Park near Hillsdale, NJ. The route passes Lower Pond before reaching Upper Pond at the turnaround, 1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain. It scores 14/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Upper Pond–Lower Pond, 4 sights
2 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 42 min
Elevation 111–169 ft
Out & Back · Big Brook Park
Trailhead: Big Brook Road · 40.32649, -74.22418
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 81°F / low 69° · precip 3% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:24 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Big Brook Road, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Headwaters Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miPass Lower Pond.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 200 ftReach Upper Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Big Brook Road, heading SE.
- 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 6:40 PM for the 7:24 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:03 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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