Upper Pond–Lower Pond, 4 sights
1.9 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 40 min
Upper Pond–Lower Pond, 4 sights is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Big Brook Park near Monmouth Heights at Marlboro, NJ. The route passes Lower Pond before reaching Upper Pond at the turnaround, 0.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Upper Pond–Lower Pond, 4 sights
1.9 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 40 min
Elevation 105–169 ft
Out & Back · Big Brook Park
Trailhead: Henry Hudson Trail · 40.32690, -74.24152
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 81°F / low 69° · precip 3% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:24 PM
Transit-accessible: NJ 79 at Upper Girard St. stop 281 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Henry Hudson Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Big Brook Road, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Headwaters Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miPass Lower Pond.
- 100 ftBear left, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Henry Hudson Trail, heading N.
- 500 ftReach Upper Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right onto Headwaters Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Big Brook Road, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Henry Hudson Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 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 0.8 mi in (~21 min). Leave by 6:44 PM for the 7:24 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:58 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: NJ 79 at Upper Girard St. stop 281 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Henry Hudson Trail 6.5 mi · ▲ 80 ft
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