New Jersey trails · Terrace Pond South Trail
Terrace Pond South Trail
A 3.1-mile out-and-back in New Jersey, with 297 ft of climbing. Reaches Bearfort Waters and other lake destinations. Managed by the state.
Elevation profile
Most of the climbing sits in the final third — 59% of the ascent, between mile 2.1 and mile 3.1.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Bearfort Waters (lake)
- Terrace Pond (lake)
Getting there
Old Coal Trail access — parking nearby. About 45 min drive (24 mi) from Dover. 41.14202, -74.40757 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:40 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 6.2-mile round trip takes roughly 2 h 35 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 9:42 a.m. — 8 h 36 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Terrace Pond South Trail + Yellow Dot Trail + Terrace Circular Trail — 7.5 mi loop, 419 ft gain
- Terrace Circular Trail + Terrace Pond South Trail + Terrace Pond North Trail — 9.8 mi loop, 792 ft gain
- Terrace Circular Trail + Yellow Dot Trail + Terrace Pond South Trail — 10.2 mi loop, 804 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Terrace Pond North Trail — 2.5 mi
- Ernest Walter — 4.5 mi
- Bearfort Waters - Clinton Trail — 5.3 mi
- Wyanokie Circular Trail — 5.6 mi