Guided Hike - Long Pond Ironworks

In order to officially secure your spot on this event and to receive the details email of where to exactly park and meet with us you must register on our site by clicking the link below.

Our events typically fill up at 24 people for guided hikes! You won't see the attendees here on meetup as registrations are on our site but we wanted to let you know that we typically see large outings for all of our events!

This guided hike has a nominal non-refundable $20 registration fee to secure your spot.

The Long Pond Ironworks hike is a 4.5-mile out-and-back hike with 850’ of elevation up and down. It's a moderate hike that we'll take at a leisurely pace.

Long Pond Ironworks State Park is one of the lesser-known NJ state parks which is why its interesting features and incredible views go under the radar. Within the park lies the remnants of a formerly industrious ironworking community and is still there for us to see its old stone walls, buildings, furnaces, and waterwheels.

From the parking area, we'll spend some time touring the now abandoned community of Long Pond including the furnace area, water wheels, old manager's house, and other stone remnants. We'll then cross the waterway between Greenwood Lake and the Monksville Reservoir to head up to the Big Beech Mountain views. We will return the way we came on this out-and-back hike allowing us to revisit any spots we missed in Long Pond and chat about some hiking basics and safety.

The parking and hike details are emailed after registration.