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
- Start on Highlands Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto White Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Purple Dot Trail, heading NW.
- 350 ftBear left onto White/Highlands Trail, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Highlands Trail, heading NE.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Blue Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miReach Highlands Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Highlands Trail, heading SE.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto White/Highlands Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miBear right onto Purple Dot Trail, heading SW.
- 350 ftSharp left onto White Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Highlands Trail, heading SW.
- 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
More from Highlands Trail Trailhead
- Red Trail & White Trail 2 mi · ▲ 171 ft
- Morris County High Point & Red Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 115 ft
- Purple Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 220 ft
- Saffin Pond & Pink Trail via Highlands Trail 3.2 mi · ▲ 280 ft
- Highlands Trail & White/Highlands Trail 4.5 mi · ▲ 396 ft
- Blue Trail–Highlands Trail, 4 sights 4.6 mi · ▲ 576 ft
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