Blue Heron Lake–Arapaho Trail, 8 sights
4.8 mi · ▲ 283 ft · 1 hr 44 min
Blue Heron Lake–Arapaho Trail, 8 sights is a 4.8-mile out-and-back near Mahola, NJ. The route reaches Blue Heron Lake. It climbs 283 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi1,116 – 1,283 ft5.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Arapaho Trail 41.02901, -74.60294
Nearest town Mahola, NJ
Directions
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Blue Heron Lake–Arapaho Trail, 8 sights
4.8 mi · ▲ 283 ft · 1 hr 44 min
Elevation 1,117–1,282 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Arapaho Trail · 41.02901, -74.60294
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:23 PM
- Start on Arapaho Trail, heading E.
- 0.7 miBear right onto Orange Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Orange/Highlands Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miPass Blue Heron Lake.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Tiger Blood, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Orange/Highlands Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Half Blue Moon Trail, heading SW.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Blue Half Moon Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Half Blue Moon Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Arapho Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Black Magic, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Arapho Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Orange Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Arapaho Trail, heading NE.
- 0.7 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
100% dirt
Weather
Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:23 PM
More from Arapaho Trail Trailhead
- Arapaho Trail & Arapho Trail 3.9 mi · ▲ 308 ft
- Arapaho Trail–Orange Trail, 4 sights 4.6 mi · ▲ 253 ft
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