Ringwood State Park
Weyble Pond–Gatun Pond, 4 sights
2 mi · ▲ 310 ft · 49 min
Weyble Pond–Gatun Pond, 4 sights is a 2-mile out-and-back in Ringwood State Park near Ringwood, NJ. The route passes Gatun Pond before reaching Weyble Pond at the turnaround, 0.9 miles in. It climbs 310 ft. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi528 – 863 ft2.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Ringwood-Ramapo Trail 41.10986, -74.24003
Nearest town Ringwood, NJ
Directions
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Weyble Pond–Gatun Pond, 4 sights
2 mi · ▲ 310 ft · 49 min
Elevation 529–862 ft
Out & Back · Ringwood State Park
Trailhead: Ringwood-Ramapo Trail · 41.10986, -74.24003
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
- Start on White's Road, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 400 ftTurn right onto Defiance Road, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Ice Pond Road, heading E.
- 150 ftPass Gatun Pond.
- 350 ftBear right onto Five Ponds Loop Trail, heading NE.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Gatun Pond Road, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Crossover Trail, heading NE.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Five Ponds Loop Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right onto Five Ponds Loop/Crossover Trail, heading S.
- 350 ftBear right onto Midwood Road/Mountain Bike Loop/Race Trail, heading NE.
- 500 ftTurn right onto Five Ponds Loop Trail/Mountain Bike Loop/Race Trail, heading NE.
- 150 ftReach Weyble Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Midwood Road/Mountain Bike Loop/Race Trail, heading NE.
- 500 ftBear left onto Five Ponds Loop/Crossover Trail, heading E.
- 350 ftBear left onto Five Ponds Loop Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Crossover Trail, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Gatun Pond Road, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Five Ponds Loop Trail, heading W.
- 200 ftBear left, heading W.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Ice Pond Road, heading NW.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Defiance Road, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn left onto White's Road, heading N.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
48% dirt27% paved25% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 7:22 PM
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