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

  1. Start on Orange/Highlands Trail, heading E.
  2. 0.2 miPass Blue Heron Lake.
  3. 150 ftBear left onto Tiger Blood, heading N.
  4. 50 ftTurn left onto Orange/Highlands Trail, heading N.
  5. 0.5 miTurn left onto Orange Trail, heading NE.
  6. 1.2 miBear right onto Green Trail, heading NE.
  7. 0.7 miTurn left onto White Trail, heading E.
  8. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Highlands Trail, heading SE.
  9. 0.6 miSharp right onto Red Trail, heading NE.
  10. 0.4 miReach Blue Heron Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.4 miSharp left onto Highlands Trail, heading NE.
  12. 0.7 miContinue straight onto White Trail, heading SW.
  13. 0.7 miTurn right onto Green Trail, heading SW.
  14. 0.7 miBear left onto Orange Trail, heading NW.
  15. 1.2 miTurn right onto Orange/Highlands Trail, heading SW.
  16. 0.5 miTurn right onto Tiger Blood, heading W.
  17. 50 ftBear right onto Orange/Highlands Trail, heading W.
  18. 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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