1. Start on East Cottage Road, heading N.
2. 50 ftPass The Bog.
3. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
4. 0.1 miBear right onto Swan Pond Road/Crossover Trail, heading S.
5. 250 ftBear right onto Swan Pond Road/Crossover/Five Ponds Loop Trail, heading SW.
6. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
7. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
8. 400 ftPass Swan Pond.
9. 150 ftBear left, heading S.
10. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Defiance Road/Crossover Trail, heading S.
11. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Defiance Road/Crossover/Five Ponds Loop Trail, heading SW.
12. 0.3 miPass Duck Pond.
13. 50 ftTurn right onto Ringwood-Ramapo Trail, heading S.
14. 400 ftPass Warm Puppy Rock.
15. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
16. 0.4 miSharp left onto Ice Pond Road/Ringwood-Ramapo Trail, heading SW.
17. 250 ftBear right, heading SW.
18. 450 ftBear right onto Ryerson Access, heading S.
19. 250 ftContinue straight onto Black Bear Trail, heading S.
20. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
21. 450 ftTurn right onto Whaleback Access, heading SW.
22. 0.1 miReach Warm Puppy Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
23. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
24. 450 ftTurn right onto Black Bear Trail, heading W.
25. 50 ftContinue straight onto Ryerson Access, heading E.
26. 250 ftBear left, heading NE.
27. 450 ftBear left onto Ice Pond Road/Ringwood-Ramapo Trail, heading NW.
28. 250 ftSharp right onto Ringwood-Ramapo Trail, heading N.
29. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
30. 450 ftTurn left onto Defiance Road/Crossover/Five Ponds Loop Trail, heading N.
31. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Defiance Road/Crossover Trail, heading NW.
32. 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
33. 500 ftTurn right, heading N.
34. 100 ftTurn left onto Swan Pond Road/Crossover/Five Ponds Loop Trail, heading N.
35. 50 ftBear left onto Swan Pond Road/Crossover Trail, heading N.
36. 250 ftBear left, heading N.
37. 0.1 miTurn left onto East Cottage Road, heading N.
38. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/warm-puppy-rock-swan-pond-out-back-6-lakes