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1.5 miles

Distance

67 ft

Climb

-71 ft

Descent

00:13:11

Avg time

-5 ft

Altitude change

1,129 ft

Altitude min

1,171 ft

Altitude max

1,135 ft

Altitude start

1,129 ft

Altitude end

-0.1%

Grade

-15.5%

Grade max

10.8%

Grade min

2,425 ft

Distance climb

2,552 ft

Distance down

2,838 ft

Distance flat

00:13:11

Avg time

Double Pond Details

Activities
- Mountain Bike
- Gravel Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
Riding Area

Wawayanda State Park
Vernon, New Jersey
Difficulty Rating

Green Rate
Local Popularity
50 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 85 in Trail Running
- 55 in Hiking
Global Ranking
#14273 in Mountain Biking [+]
- #80602 in Trail Running
- #54666 in Hiking
Blaze Color
Trail Type

Doubletrack
Bike Type

DH, AM, XC, Fat, Gravel
Direction
Both Directions[+]
- Both Directions for Gravel Biking
Climb Difficulty

Green
Physical Rating

Moderate
Trail Visibility

Sometimes hard to follow
Dogs Allowed

Yes

How did Double Pond trail get it's name?

Double Pond trail is a 1.5 mile trail which leads from Country Road, an actual paved road, which at one time was a simple dirt road that intersected Banker road, another dirt road which has transitioned into a true paved road leading into the Greenwood Lake area. This trail leads all the way to Wawayanda Lake in the Wawayanda State Park.

While traveling Double Pond Trail from Country Road, to the Lake, you may expect to see 2 ponds along the way, as the name seems to suggest. However, the only wet area you will see is the swamp, which at one point you cross via a small wooden bridge approximately 1 mile from Country Road.

So it beckons the question, where is this double pond of which the trails name speaks of.

The double pond is located at the end of the trail. Wawayanda Lake was originally called "Double Pond" by the native Americans who originated the area. It was called double pond due to it's shape. If you look at Wawayand Lake on a map, you will see a semi dividing patch of land in the middle of the south eastern side of the lake than nearly divides the lake in 2.

In early 1800's and prior, the north eastern side of the lake was very different. It was smaller. Some time in the mid to late 1800, enterprising individuals dug out that end of the lake and made it bigger. This mad it seem less like a double pond, however still more closely resembled the double pond that it was.

It wasn't until the Early 1960's that Wawayanda Lake really started to look less like a double pond, and more like a single Lake. In 1963 the worst Drought the city of Newark had ever seen began. In order to keep the water supply flowing during this time, the city of Newark siphoned 1.4 billion gallons of water from Wawayanda Lake between 1964 and 1966 until the drought ended.

This took a toll on Wawayanda Lake, and in order to preserve the lake and help maintain it, the City of Newark paid to build a dam towards bottom right side of the lake at wWgdam. This helped raise the water level of the Lake and to help maintain this level for years to come. This ultimately raised the overall normal water level partially covering the piece of land that nearly devided the lake, making it less prominant.

Local Trail Association

Jersey Off Road Bicycle Association
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Traditionally Indigenous Territory

Munsee Lenape

Recent Activity on Trail

Past Week

1 rides
12 miles average

6 Months

3 rides
14 miles avg distance

All

117 rides
Last: Jun 18, 2026

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Double Pond Trail Reports

status	date	description
	Apr 26, 2026 @ 6:36am (America/New_York) Apr 26, 2026	clear from campground to Cedar Swamp
	Mar 16, 2025 @ 1:56pm Mar 16, 2025	Large tree down across trail, blocking trail. There are also 2 additional smaller logs that should be sawed to reestablish flow.
	Aug 7, 2023 @ 8:21am Aug 7, 2023	Tree down.
	Jul 30, 2023 @ 2:45pm Jul 30, 2023	needs trimming
	Nov 29, 2022 @ 8:41am Nov 29, 2022	Usual wet spots are wet again after the dry spell

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