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
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 400 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 150 ftSharp right onto Yellow Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Violet Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Highlands Trail, heading W.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto White Trail, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Green Trail, heading SW.
- 0.7 miBear left onto Orange Trail, heading W.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Arapho Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Black Magic, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Arapho Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Half Blue Moon Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Blue Half Moon Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftReach Highlands Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Half Blue Moon Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Arapho Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Black Magic, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Arapho Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Orange Trail, heading S.
- 1.2 miBear right onto Green Trail, heading SE.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto White Trail, heading NE.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Highlands Trail, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Violet Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Yellow Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 350 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
71% dirt29% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:23 PM
More from this trailhead
- Highlands Trail & White/Highlands Trail 4.7 mi · ▲ 554 ft
- Green Trail–Highlands Trail, 4 sights 4.8 mi · ▲ 486 ft
- Green Trail–Highlands Trail, 3 sights 8.6 mi · ▲ 537 ft
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