Washington Crossing State Park
Blue Dot Trail via Horseback Riding Trail
2.6 mi · ▲ 258 ft · 1 hr
Blue Dot Trail via Horseback Riding Trail is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Washington Crossing State Park near Bear Tavern, NJ. It climbs 258 ft. It scores 14/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi115 – 226 ft2.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.31352, -74.86173
Nearest town Bear Tavern, NJ
Directions
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Blue Dot Trail via Horseback Riding Trail
2.6 mi · ▲ 258 ft · 1 hr
Elevation 114–227 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
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Orange Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Red Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Blue Trail, heading W.
- 500 ftTurn left onto Ewing Trail, heading N.
- 450 ftBear left, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Horseback Riding Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Blue Dot Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miReach Blue Dot Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Horseback Riding Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear right onto Ewing Trail, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Blue Trail, heading SE.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Red Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Orange Trail, heading NE.
- 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 surface
42% dirt2% paved56% 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
More from this trailhead
- Continental Lane Trail & Red Dot Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 136 ft
- Blue Dot Trail–Red Dot Trail, 3 sights 1.9 mi · ▲ 138 ft
- Red Trail via Horseback Riding Trail 2 mi · ▲ 199 ft
- Church Pond & Pleasant Valley Trail (white) via Ridge Trail (white) 6.6 mi · ▲ 877 ft
- Belle Mountain–Scenic Overlook - Delaware River, 4 sights 12.1 mi · ▲ 470 ft
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