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Washington Crossing State Park

Blue Dot Trail–Red Dot Trail, 3 sights

1.9 mi · ▲ 138 ft · 42 min

Blue Dot Trail–Red Dot Trail, 3 sights is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Washington Crossing State Park near Bear Tavern, NJ. It is mostly level, with 138 ft of elevation gain. It scores 17/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi66 – 230 ft2.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.31352, -74.86173
Nearest town Bear Tavern, NJ
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Blue Dot Trail–Red Dot Trail, 3 sights

1.9 mi · ▲ 138 ft · 42 min

Elevation 67–230 ft

Out & Back · Washington Crossing State Park

Trailhead: 40.31352, -74.86173

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 78°F / low 68° · precip 2% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  3. 200 ftTurn left, heading E.
  4. 50 ftTurn right onto Orange Trail, heading SW.
  5. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Red Dot Trail, heading S.
  6. 50 ftSharp left onto Blue Dot Trail, heading SE.
  7. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Trail Connector, heading SE.
  8. 350 ftSharp right onto Blue Dot Trail, heading S.
  9. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  10. 50 ftBear right onto Yellow Dot Trail, heading S.
  11. 0.2 miBear left onto Blue Dot Trail, heading SW.
  12. 0.1 miTurn right onto Yellow Dot Trail;Blue Dot Trail, heading SW.
  13. 250 ftTurn left onto Yellow Dot Trail, heading NW.
  14. 50 ftTurn right onto Unblazed, heading N.
  15. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Red Dot Trail, heading NE.
  16. 0.2 miBear left onto Trail Connector, heading NE.
  17. 100 ftTurn right onto Red Trail, heading NE.
  18. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Orange Trail, heading NE.
  19. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/blue-dot-trail-blue-dot-trail-out-back-4-sights-3-km-b483

Trail surface

7% dirt2% paved91% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 78°F68°
Precip2%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 72°63°
Mon 79°57°
Tue 82°58°
Wed 86°64°
Thu 83°65°
Fri 74°52°

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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