Ringwood State Park
Weyble Pond–Gatun Pond, 5 sights
2.1 mi · ▲ 312 ft · 51 min
Weyble Pond–Gatun Pond, 5 sights is a 2.1-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 312 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Weyble Pond–Gatun Pond, 5 sights
2.1 mi · ▲ 312 ft · 51 min
Elevation 536–862 ft
Out & Back · Ringwood State Park
Trailhead: Ryerson Access · 41.10760, -74.24388
Weather Sep 7: Overcast, high 74°F / low 53° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
- Start on Ryerson Access, heading E.
- 150 ftBear left onto Black Bear Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Ryerson Access, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Ice Pond Road/Ringwood-Ramapo Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Ice Pond Road, heading SE.
- 0.4 miPass Gatun Pond.
- 350 ftBear right onto Five Ponds Loop Trail, heading E.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Gatun Pond Road, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Crossover Trail, heading E.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Five Ponds Loop Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Five Ponds Loop/Crossover Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Five Ponds Loop Trail/Mountain Bike Loop/Race Trail, heading E.
- 150 ftReach Weyble Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Five Ponds Loop/Crossover Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Five Ponds Loop Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Crossover Trail, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Gatun Pond Road, heading W.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Five Ponds Loop Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftBear left, heading W.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Ice Pond Road, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Ice Pond Road/Ringwood-Ramapo Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Ryerson Access, heading SW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Black Bear Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right onto Ryerson Access, heading W.
- 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 0.9 mi in (~30 min). Leave by 6:32 PM for the 7:22 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:00 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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