Blue Heron Lake–Arapho Trail Loop, 7 sights
3 mi · ▲ 198 ft · 1 hr 6 min
Blue Heron Lake–Arapho Trail Loop, 7 sights is a 3-mile loop near Mahola, NJ. The route reaches Blue Heron Lake. It is mostly level, with 198 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi1,145 – 1,283 ft3.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Orange/Highlands Trail 41.01593, -74.61429
Nearest town Mahola, NJ
Directions
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Blue Heron Lake–Arapho Trail Loop, 7 sights
3 mi · ▲ 198 ft · 1 hr 6 min
Elevation 1,145–1,282 ft
Loop
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 miTurn right onto Blue Heron Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Blue Heron Lake.
- 0.9 miSharp right onto Tiger Blood, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Orange/Highlands Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Orange Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Arapho Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Black Magic, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Arapho Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Half Blue Moon Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Blue Half Moon Trail, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Orange/Highlands Trail, heading S.
- 150 ftThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
99% dirt1% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:23 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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