Beach Glen Mine–Beach Glen Trail (Blue), 5 sights is a 9.4-mile out-and-back in Jonathan's Woods near Beach Glen, NJ. The route reaches Beach Glen Mine at the turnaround, 4.7 miles in. It climbs 675 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 42/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi528 – 781 ft9.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.92229, -74.48409
Nearest town Beach Glen, NJ
Directions
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Beach Glen Mine–Beach Glen Trail (Blue), 5 sights
9.4 mi · ▲ 675 ft · 3 hr 28 min
Elevation 527–780 ft
Out & Back · Jonathan's Woods
Trailhead: 40.92229, -74.48409
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 76°F / low 63° · precip 3% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:26 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on White, heading NE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Purple Dot, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Ford Road Trail (Red), heading S.
- 1.2 miTurn left onto Orange, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 1 miTurn left onto Beach Glen Trail (Blue), heading N.
- 0.6 miSharp right onto Beach Glen Trail (Blue) / Meriden Trail (Red), heading S.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Beach Glen Trail (Blue), heading NW.
- 1 miBear left onto Woods Road - Not Maintained, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Beach Glen Trail (Blue), heading W.
- 50 ftReach Beach Glen Mine, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Woods Road - Not Maintained, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 250 ftBear right onto Beach Glen Trail (Blue), heading W.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Beach Glen Trail (Blue) / Meriden Trail (Red), heading NE.
- 450 ftSharp left onto Beach Glen Trail (Blue), heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Orange, heading SE.
- 1.4 miTurn right onto Ford Road Trail (Red), heading S.
- 1.2 miTurn left onto Purple Dot, heading W.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto White, heading NW.
- 200 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
62% dirt38% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 76°F63°
Precip3%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity74%
Rained 0.1″ 2 days ago
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 6:29 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:26 PM
Sun
71°61°
Mon
77°54°
Tue
81°57°
Wed
83°62°
Thu
79°63°
Fri
71°52°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~25 min). Leave by 6:41 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:02 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Ford Road Trail (Red)–Purple Dot, 3 sights 3.2 mi · ▲ 232 ft
- Hillcrest Trail (Blue)–Mud Hole Trail (Yellow), 3 sights 3.4 mi · ▲ 309 ft
- Mud Hole Trail (Yellow)–Orange band trail, 3 sights 3.8 mi · ▲ 355 ft
- Little Bear Trail (Green)–Mud Hole Trail (Yellow), 3 sights 3.9 mi · ▲ 368 ft
- Ford Road Trail (Red)–Little Bear Trail (Green), 5 sights 5.2 mi · ▲ 455 ft
- Hawkwatch Overlook–Beach Glen Trail (Blue), 6 sights 8.1 mi · ▲ 764 ft
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