2024-09-15 17 45 05 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–Pleasant Valley Trail (white), 3 sights is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Ted Stiles Preserve at Baldpate Mountain near Titusville, NJ. The route reaches Baldpate Mountain. It climbs 549 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 44/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi89 – 479 ft · steepest grade: 17%3.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Copper Hill Trail 40.33003, -74.87154
Nearest town Titusville, NJ

Directions

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Baldpate Mountain–Pleasant Valley Trail (white), 3 sights

3.5 mi · ▲ 549 ft · 1 hr 26 min

Elevation 87–478 ft

Out & Back · Ted Stiles Preserve at Baldpate Mountain

Trailhead: Copper Hill Trail · 40.33003, -74.87154

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 77°F / low 67° · precip 3% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Ridge Trail (white), heading W.
  2. 50 ftPass Baldpate Mountain.
  3. 0.4 miTurn right onto Unmarked Trail, heading NW.
  4. 0.6 miTurn right onto Pleasant Valley Trail (white), heading W.
  5. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  6. 0.5 miReach Baldpate Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.5 miBear left, heading E.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left onto Unmarked Trail, heading E.
  9. 0.6 miTurn left onto Ridge Trail (white), heading SE.
  10. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

42% dirt58% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 77°F67°
Precip3%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity66%
Rained 0.5″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°65°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:27 PM
Sun 71°62°
Mon 78°56°
Tue 81°58°
Wed 85°63°
Thu 83°64°
Fri 74°51°

Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Parking lot at the trailhead