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Crystal Springs Preserve

Blue–Orange, 3 sights

5.3 mi · ▲ 585 ft · 2 hr 4 min

Blue–Orange, 3 sights is a 5.3-mile out-and-back in Crystal Springs Preserve near Mount Lebanon, NJ. It climbs 585 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 43/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi604 – 1,027 ft · steepest grade: 19%5.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.76343, -74.87611
Nearest town Mount Lebanon, NJ
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Blue–Orange, 3 sights

5.3 mi · ▲ 585 ft · 2 hr 4 min

Elevation 605–1,028 ft

Out & Back · Crystal Springs Preserve

Trailhead: 40.76343, -74.87611

Weather Sep 5: Light drizzle, high 74°F / low 63° · precip 1% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.8 miTurn right onto White, heading SE.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  4. 500 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  5. 0.5 miBear left onto Orange, heading SE.
  6. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
  7. 450 ftBear right, heading SE.
  8. 500 ftBear right onto Red Trail, heading SE.
  9. 0.2 miTurn right onto White, heading SE.
  10. 200 ftBear left onto Blue, heading SE.
  11. 0.5 miReach White, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.5 miBear right onto White, heading NW.
  13. 150 ftTurn left onto Red Trail, heading NW.
  14. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  15. 500 ftBear left, heading NE.
  16. 450 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  17. 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
  18. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
  19. 500 ftTurn right onto White, heading NE.
  20. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  21. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/blue-orange-out-back-4-sights-9-km-eed9

Trail surface

5% grass95% unspecified

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 74°F63°
Precip1%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity75%
Rained 0.8″ 2 days ago (1.1″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
75°60°
Sunrise 6:31 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:27 PM
Sun 70°59°
Mon 76°54°
Tue 78°55°
Wed 82°60°
Thu 79°63°
Fri 70°48°

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