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

  1. Start on Orange/Highlands Trail, heading E.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right onto Blue Heron Trail, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftPass Blue Heron Lake.
  4. 0.9 miSharp right onto Tiger Blood, heading N.
  5. 50 ftTurn left onto Orange/Highlands Trail, heading N.
  6. 0.5 miTurn left onto Orange Trail, heading NE.
  7. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  8. 250 ftTurn left onto Arapho Trail, heading NW.
  9. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Black Magic, heading N.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto Arapho Trail, heading N.
  11. 0.1 miBear left onto Half Blue Moon Trail, heading N.
  12. 0.4 miTurn left onto Blue Half Moon Trail, heading W.
  13. 0.7 miTurn right onto Orange/Highlands Trail, heading S.
  14. 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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