Arapaho Trail–Orange Trail, 3 sights
7 mi · ▲ 507 ft · 2 hr 35 min
Arapaho Trail–Orange Trail, 3 sights is a 7-mile out-and-back near Milton, NJ. It climbs 507 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 60/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi1,083 – 1,316 ft7.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Highlands Spur Trail 41.01441, -74.55735
Nearest town Milton, NJ
Directions
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Arapaho Trail–Orange Trail, 3 sights
7 mi · ▲ 507 ft · 2 hr 35 min
Elevation 1,083–1,316 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Highlands Spur Trail · 41.01441, -74.55735
Weather Sep 8: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:21 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Highlands Spur Trail, heading NW.
- 500 ftBear left onto Unmarked, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left onto White / Highlands Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto White Trail, heading W.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Red Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Red / White Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Red Trail, heading W.
- 0.9 miBear right onto Green Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Orange Trail, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Arapaho Trail, heading W.
- 0.7 miReach Red Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Orange Trail, heading S.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Green Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Red Trail, heading S.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Red / White Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Red Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto White Trail, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn left onto White / Highlands Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Unmarked, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right onto Highlands Spur Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
69% dirt9% gravel22% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:21 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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