Blue Trail–Green Connector, 4 sights
6.1 mi · ▲ 450 ft · 2 hr 16 min
Blue Trail–Green Connector, 4 sights is a 6.1-mile out-and-back in Sourland Mountain Preserve near Montgomery, NJ. It climbs 450 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 56/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Blue Trail–Green Connector, 4 sights
6.1 mi · ▲ 450 ft · 2 hr 16 min
Elevation 131–482 ft
Out & Back · Sourland Mountain Preserve
Trailhead: Yellow · 40.46903, -74.75886
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 78°F / low 68° · precip 1% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:27 PM
- Start on Yellow, heading S.
- 0.6 miBear right onto White Trail, heading SW.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Blue Trail, heading SW.
- 150 ftSharp right onto Red Trail, heading N.
- 1 miTurn right onto White Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miReach Green Connector, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miBear right onto White Trail / Red Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto White Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miBear left onto White Trail / Red Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto White Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Blue Trail / White Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto White Trail, heading E.
- 1.5 miSharp right onto Yellow, heading W.
- 0.6 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 7:07 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.
More from Yellow Trailhead
- Green Connector & White Trail 4.1 mi · ▲ 270 ft
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