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High Point State Park

Appalachian Trail–Blue Mountain Loop Trail, 3 sights

15.7 mi · ▲ 1,658 ft · 6 hr 4 min

Appalachian Trail–Blue Mountain Loop Trail, 3 sights is a 15.7-mile out-and-back in High Point State Park near Abertown, NJ. It climbs 1,658 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 48/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi856 – 1,506 ft15.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Parker Trail 41.24102, -74.73437
Nearest town Abertown, NJ
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Appalachian Trail–Blue Mountain Loop Trail, 3 sights

15.7 mi · ▲ 1,658 ft · 6 hr 4 min

Elevation 856–1,505 ft

Out & Back · High Point State Park

Trailhead: Parker Trail · 41.24102, -74.73437

Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:24 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead

  1. Start on Parker Trail, heading SE.
  2. 200 ftBear left onto Parker/Blue Mountain Loop Trail, heading E.
  3. 0.6 miBear right onto Blue Mountain Loop Trail, heading E.
  4. 2 miTurn left onto Crigger Road/Blue Mountain Loop Trail, heading E.
  5. 0.1 miBear left onto Crigger Road, heading SE.
  6. 0.3 miSharp left onto Appalachian Trail, heading N.
  7. 4.3 miTurn right onto Iris/Appalachian Trail, heading NW.
  8. 300 ftContinue straight onto Appalachian Trail, heading N.
  9. 0.4 miReach Parker/Blue Mountain Loop Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Iris/Appalachian Trail, heading SW.
  11. 350 ftTurn left onto Appalachian Trail, heading S.
  12. 4.3 miSharp right onto Crigger Road, heading SW.
  13. 0.3 miBear right onto Crigger Road/Blue Mountain Loop Trail, heading NW.
  14. 0.1 miTurn right onto Blue Mountain Loop Trail, heading NW.
  15. 2 miBear left onto Parker/Blue Mountain Loop Trail, heading W.
  16. 0.6 miBear right onto Parker Trail, heading SW.
  17. 100 ftArrive 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-viewpoint-appalachian-viewpoint-out-back-5-sights-26-km-eefb

Trail surface

93% dirt7% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:24 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead

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