Upper Pond–Lower Pond, 5 sights
7.9 mi · ▲ 136 ft · 2 hr 42 min
Upper Pond–Lower Pond, 5 sights is a 7.9-mile out-and-back in Big Brook Park near Bradevelt, NJ. The route passes Lower Pond and Upper Pond. It is mostly level, with 136 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Upper Pond–Lower Pond, 5 sights
7.9 mi · ▲ 136 ft · 2 hr 42 min
Elevation 96–200 ft
Out & Back · Big Brook Park
Trailhead: Henry Hudson Trail · 40.33452, -74.23537
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 81°F / low 69° · precip 3% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:24 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Henry Hudson Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Lower Pond.
- 50 ftPass Upper Pond.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right onto Headwaters Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Big Brook Road, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Henry Hudson Trail, heading SW.
- 3.4 miReach Upper Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 3.4 miTurn right onto Big Brook Road, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Headwaters Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Henry Hudson Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive 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 2.8 mi in (~72 min). Leave by 5:52 PM for the 7:24 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:50 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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