Sourland Mountain Preserve

Blue Trail–Green Connector, 4 sights

4.5 mi · ▲ 330 ft · 1 hr 40 min

Blue Trail–Green Connector, 4 sights is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Sourland Mountain Preserve near Montgomery, NJ. It climbs 330 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 60/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi187 – 371 ft4.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Orange 40.47277, -74.75098
Nearest town Montgomery, NJ

Directions

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Blue Trail–Green Connector, 4 sights

4.5 mi · ▲ 330 ft · 1 hr 40 min

Elevation 188–370 ft

Out & Back · Sourland Mountain Preserve

Trailhead: Orange · 40.47277, -74.75098

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

  1. Start on Orange, heading W.
  2. 0.6 miTurn left onto Yellow, heading S.
  3. 0.6 miBear right onto White Trail, heading SW.
  4. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Blue Trail, heading SW.
  5. 350 ftContinue straight onto Red Trail, heading W.
  6. 150 ftBear left onto Red Trail / Blue Trail, heading SW.
  7. 150 ftContinue straight onto Red Trail, heading S.
  8. 0.1 miBear right onto Blue Trail / Red Trail, heading S.
  9. 0.1 miTurn left onto White Trail, heading S.
  10. 50 ftReach Orange, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 50 ftTurn right onto Blue Trail / Red Trail, heading S.
  12. 0.1 miBear left onto Red Trail, heading S.
  13. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Red Trail / Blue Trail, heading N.
  14. 150 ftBear right onto Red Trail, heading NE.
  15. 100 ftContinue straight onto Blue Trail, heading NE.
  16. 350 ftContinue straight onto White Trail, heading NE.
  17. 0.7 miBear left onto Yellow, heading E.
  18. 0.6 miTurn right onto Orange, heading N.
  19. 0.5 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 6:31 AMSunset 7:27 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:06 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:27 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:54 PM.

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