Beaver Brook Trail (White)–Teal/Black Dot, 3 sights

10.4 mi · ▲ 1,886 ft · 4 hr 25 min

Beaver Brook Trail (White)–Teal/Black Dot, 3 sights is a 10.4-mile out-and-back near Weldon, NJ. It climbs 1,886 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 43/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi709 – 1,257 ft · steepest grade: 28%10.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.00932, -74.57210
Nearest town Weldon, NJ

Directions

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Beaver Brook Trail (White)–Teal/Black Dot, 3 sights

10.4 mi · ▲ 1,886 ft · 4 hr 25 min

Elevation 709–1,255 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.00932, -74.57210

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

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftBear left onto Yellow/Highlands Trail, heading S.
  3. 0.3 miTurn right onto Yellow Trail, heading SW.
  4. 0.9 miTurn left onto Teal/Black Dot, heading S.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  6. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  7. 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
  8. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Beaver Brook Trail (White), heading S.
  9. 2.3 miReach Yellow/Highlands Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 2.7 miTurn left, heading N.
  11. 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
  12. 0.4 miTurn left onto Teal/Black Dot, heading NE.
  13. 0.1 miTurn right onto Yellow Trail, heading NW.
  14. 0.9 miTurn left onto Yellow/Highlands Trail, heading N.
  15. 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
  16. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

60% dirt40% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:23 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.5 mi in (~131 min). Leave by 4:52 PM for the 7:23 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:52 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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