Blue Heron Lake–Highlands Trail, 6 sights
8.7 mi · ▲ 501 ft · 3 hr 9 min
Blue Heron Lake–Highlands Trail, 6 sights is an 8.7-mile out-and-back near Mahola, NJ. The route reaches Blue Heron Lake. It climbs 501 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 48/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi1,145 – 1,309 ft9.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Orange/Highlands Trail 41.01593, -74.61429
Nearest town Mahola, NJ
Directions
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Blue Heron Lake–Highlands Trail, 6 sights
8.7 mi · ▲ 501 ft · 3 hr 9 min
Elevation 1,146–1,307 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Orange/Highlands Trail · 41.01593, -74.61429
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:23 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Orange/Highlands Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miPass Blue Heron Lake.
- 150 ftBear left onto Tiger Blood, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Orange/Highlands Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Orange Trail, heading NE.
- 1.2 miBear right onto Green Trail, heading NE.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto White Trail, heading E.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Highlands Trail, heading SE.
- 0.6 miSharp right onto Red Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miReach Blue Heron Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Highlands Trail, heading NE.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto White Trail, heading SW.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Green Trail, heading SW.
- 0.7 miBear left onto Orange Trail, heading NW.
- 1.2 miTurn right onto Orange/Highlands Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Tiger Blood, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right onto Orange/Highlands Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 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
75% dirt25% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:23 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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