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.
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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
- Start on Orange, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Yellow, heading S.
- 0.6 miBear right onto White Trail, heading SW.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Blue Trail, heading SW.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Red Trail, heading W.
- 150 ftBear left onto Red Trail / Blue Trail, heading SW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Red Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Blue Trail / Red Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto White Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftReach Orange, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Blue Trail / Red Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Red Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Red Trail / Blue Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftBear right onto Red Trail, heading NE.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Blue Trail, heading NE.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto White Trail, heading NE.
- 0.7 miBear left onto Yellow, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Orange, heading N.
- 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.
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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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