New Jersey trails · Bearfort Waters - Clinton Trail
Bearfort Waters - Clinton Trail
A 4.6-mile out-and-back in New Jersey, with 358 ft of climbing. Reaches Buckabear Pond and other lake destinations. Managed by New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection.
Elevation profile
Most of the climbing sits in the middle third — 82% of the ascent, between mile 1.5 and mile 3.1. It gives back about 328 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Buckabear Pond (lake)
- Bearfort Waters (lake)
Getting there
Bearfort Waters - Clinton Trail access — parking nearby. 41.07897, -74.46509 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 5:54 a.m., the sun rises at 6:23 a.m. and sets at 7:32 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:00 p.m. (EDT) — 13 h 09 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 9.3-mile round trip takes roughly 3 h 47 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 10:10 a.m. — 9 h 22 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- Four Birds — 2.2 mi
- Highlands — 3.7 mi
- Terrace Pond South Trail — 5.3 mi
- Edison — 5.6 mi