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Silver Lake and Mud Pond Loop Trail route map
Difficulty: ModerateLoop
New Jersey

Silver Lake and Mud Pond Loop Trail

Hardyston, New Jersey

5.0 mi

Distance

722 ft

Elev. Gain

1h 56m

Est. Time

Loop

Route Type

Moderate

Difficulty

About This Trail

Silver Lake and Mud Pond Loop Trail is a loop trail in Sussex County, New Jersey. It is 5 miles long and gains 722 feet. The nearest town is Franklin, New Jersey, about 2 miles away in a straight line.

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Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:320 ft
Max:416 ft
Gain:220 ft
Loss:220 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 320 ft and 416 ft across 5.0 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.320 ft352 ft384 ft416 ft0.0 mi1.2 mi2.5 mi3.7 mi5.0 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi324 ft
High point3.3 mi416 ft
End5.0 mi324 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Loop

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Franklin, NJ · about 2 mi away
County:
Sussex County, NJ

Nearest town and county from U.S. Census Bureau place records and county boundaries.

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Path geometry came from our pre-launch legacy database. Routes have not yet been re-verified against the operator and may differ from the actual trail.

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