New Jersey trails · Terrace Pond North Trail
Terrace Pond North Trail
A 2.7-mile out-and-back in New Jersey, with 652 ft of climbing. Reaches Woodruff Gap and other lake/pass/summit destinations. Managed by the state.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the first third: 45% of the ascent falls between mile 0.0 and mile 0.9.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Woodruff Gap (pass)
- Bearfort Mountain (summit)
- Terrace Pond (lake)
Getting there
Bearfort Ridge access. About 38 min drive (25 mi) from Paterson. 41.15570, -74.36267 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:39 a.m., the sun rises at 7:07 a.m. and sets at 6:18 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:46 p.m. (EDT) — 11 h 11 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 5.4-mile round trip takes roughly 2 h 40 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 9:47 a.m. — 8 h 31 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Terrace Pond Red Trail + Terrace Circular Trail + Terrace Pond North Trail — 8.1 mi loop, 1,263 ft gain
- Terrace Circular Trail + Terrace Pond South Trail + Terrace Pond North Trail — 9.8 mi loop, 792 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Ernest Walter — 2.4 mi
- Terrace Pond South Trail — 2.5 mi
- Manaticut Point Trail — 4.9 mi
- Wyanokie Circular Trail — 5.6 mi