2024-09-15 17 38 25 View east along the Pleasant Valley Trail Eastern Spur between the Pleasant Valley Trail and the Ridge Trail within the Ted Stiles Preserve on Baldpate Mountain in Hopewell Township, Mercer County, New Jersey.jpg
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Baldpate Mountain–Copper Hill Trail, 9 sights is a 7.5-mile out-and-back in Ted Stiles Preserve at Baldpate Mountain near Titusville, NJ. The route reaches Baldpate Mountain. It climbs 1,028 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 37/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi98 – 476 ft · steepest grade: 18%7.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Red square 40.31642, -74.88457
Nearest town Titusville, NJ

Directions

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Baldpate Mountain–Copper Hill Trail, 9 sights

7.5 mi · ▲ 1,028 ft · 3 hr 1 min

Elevation 97–475 ft

Out & Back · Ted Stiles Preserve at Baldpate Mountain

Trailhead: Red square · 40.31642, -74.88457

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 78°F / low 68° · precip 3% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Red square, heading S.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right onto blue square, heading N.
  3. 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
  4. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Summit Trail, heading NW.
  5. 0.2 miSharp right onto Ridge Trail (white), heading N.
  6. 0.9 miTurn right onto Copper Hill Trail, heading E.
  7. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Permanently Closed, heading S.
  8. 0.2 miBear right onto blue, heading SE.
  9. 0.4 miReach Baldpate Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.4 miTurn right onto Copper Hill Trail, heading E.
  11. 0.6 miTurn left onto Ridge Trail (white), heading N.
  12. 50 ftPass Baldpate Mountain.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  14. 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
  15. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Unmarked Trail, heading W.
  16. 0.4 miTurn left onto Pleasant Valley Trail (white), heading S.
  17. 0.5 miContinue straight onto NW Loop Trail (red), heading W.
  18. 0.2 miBear right onto Ridge Trail (white), heading S.
  19. 0.3 miTurn left onto Entrance to Baldpate Mtn Visitor Center, heading SW.
  20. 250 ftTurn left onto Summit trail - Blue square, heading SW.
  21. 0.8 miBear left, heading S.
  22. 0.4 miTurn left onto Red square, heading E.
  23. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

8% dirt1% gravel91% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 78°F68°
Precip3%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity67%
Rained 0.3″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°65°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:27 PM
Sun 72°63°
Mon 79°57°
Tue 82°59°
Wed 86°65°
Thu 84°66°
Fri 75°52°

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