Blue Heron Lake–Orange Trail, 4 sights

6.4 mi · ▲ 257 ft · 2 hr 16 min

Blue Heron Lake–Orange Trail, 4 sights is a 6.4-mile out-and-back near Milton, NJ. The route reaches Blue Heron Lake at the turnaround, 3.2 miles in. It climbs 257 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 47/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi1,161 – 1,289 ft6.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.02361, -74.56134
Nearest town Milton, NJ

Directions

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Blue Heron Lake–Orange Trail, 4 sights

6.4 mi · ▲ 257 ft · 2 hr 16 min

Elevation 1,160–1,288 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.02361, -74.56134

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 250 ftContinue straight onto White/Highlands Trail, heading W.
  3. 450 ftContinue straight onto White Dot Trail, heading W.
  4. 0.2 miBear left onto White Trail, heading W.
  5. 0.4 miTurn right onto Green Trail, heading W.
  6. 0.7 miBear left onto Orange Trail, heading W.
  7. 1.2 miTurn right onto Orange/Highlands Trail, heading SW.
  8. 0.5 miTurn right onto Tiger Blood, heading SW.
  9. 50 ftBear right onto Orange/Highlands Trail, heading SW.
  10. 150 ftReach Blue Heron Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 150 ftBear left onto Tiger Blood, heading SW.
  12. 50 ftTurn left onto Orange/Highlands Trail, heading SW.
  13. 0.5 miTurn left onto Orange Trail, heading E.
  14. 1.2 miBear right onto Green Trail, heading E.
  15. 0.7 miTurn left onto White Trail, heading E.
  16. 0.4 miBear right onto White Dot Trail, heading E.
  17. 0.3 miContinue straight onto White/Highlands Trail, heading SE.
  18. 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

91% dirt9% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:23 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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