Arapho Trail–Blue Half Moon Trail, 4 sights

9.5 mi · ▲ 652 ft · 3 hr 30 min

Arapho Trail–Blue Half Moon Trail, 4 sights is a 9.5-mile out-and-back near Hopewell, NJ. It climbs 652 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 49/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi1,043 – 1,309 ft10.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.03770, -74.54649
Nearest town Hopewell, NJ

Directions

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Arapho Trail–Blue Half Moon Trail, 4 sights

9.5 mi · ▲ 652 ft · 3 hr 30 min

Elevation 1,044–1,307 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.03770, -74.54649

Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:23 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 400 ftBear left, heading SE.
  3. 150 ftSharp right onto Yellow Trail, heading W.
  4. 0.3 miBear right onto Violet Trail, heading SW.
  5. 0.3 miTurn left onto Highlands Trail, heading W.
  6. 0.7 miContinue straight onto White Trail, heading W.
  7. 0.7 miTurn right onto Green Trail, heading SW.
  8. 0.7 miBear left onto Orange Trail, heading W.
  9. 1.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  10. 200 ftTurn left onto Arapho Trail, heading SW.
  11. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Black Magic, heading N.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Arapho Trail, heading N.
  13. 0.1 miBear left onto Half Blue Moon Trail, heading N.
  14. 0.4 miTurn right onto Blue Half Moon Trail, heading SW.
  15. 50 ftReach Highlands Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 50 ftTurn left onto Half Blue Moon Trail, heading SW.
  17. 0.4 miBear right onto Arapho Trail, heading E.
  18. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Black Magic, heading S.
  19. 50 ftContinue straight onto Arapho Trail, heading S.
  20. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  21. 250 ftTurn left onto Orange Trail, heading S.
  22. 1.2 miBear right onto Green Trail, heading SE.
  23. 0.7 miTurn left onto White Trail, heading NE.
  24. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Highlands Trail, heading E.
  25. 0.7 miTurn right onto Violet Trail, heading N.
  26. 0.3 miBear left onto Yellow Trail, heading NE.
  27. 0.3 miSharp left, heading NE.
  28. 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
  29. 350 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

71% dirt29% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:23 PM

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