Blue Trail–Highlands Trail, 3 sights

4.7 mi · ▲ 487 ft · 1 hr 49 min

Blue Trail–Highlands Trail, 3 sights is a 4.7-mile out-and-back near Milton, NJ. It climbs 487 ft. It scores 62/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,139 – 1,309 ft5.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Highlands Trail 41.01264, -74.56422
Nearest town Milton, NJ

Directions

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Blue Trail–Highlands Trail, 3 sights

4.7 mi · ▲ 487 ft · 1 hr 49 min

Elevation 1,139–1,307 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Highlands Trail · 41.01264, -74.56422

Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:23 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Highlands Trail, heading NE.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left onto White Trail, heading NW.
  3. 0.4 miSharp right onto Purple Dot Trail, heading NW.
  4. 350 ftBear left onto White/Highlands Trail, heading NW.
  5. 0.6 miTurn right onto Highlands Trail, heading NE.
  6. 0.8 miTurn left onto Blue Trail, heading N.
  7. 0.4 miReach Highlands Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.4 miTurn right onto Highlands Trail, heading SE.
  9. 0.8 miTurn left onto White/Highlands Trail, heading SW.
  10. 0.6 miBear right onto Purple Dot Trail, heading SW.
  11. 350 ftSharp left onto White Trail, heading SW.
  12. 0.4 miTurn right onto Highlands Trail, heading SW.
  13. 0.1 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

44% dirt56% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:23 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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