John Clyde Memorial Native Grassland Preserve
Blue Trail
3.4 mi · ▲ 164 ft · 1 hr 13 min
Blue Trail is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in John Clyde Memorial Native Grassland Preserve near Sunset Hill Garden, NJ. It is mostly level, with 164 ft of elevation gain. It scores 27/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Blue Trail
3.4 mi · ▲ 164 ft · 1 hr 13 min
Elevation 99–243 ft
Out & Back · John Clyde Memorial Native Grassland Preserve
Trailhead: 40.42851, -74.58518
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 78°F / low 67° · precip 1% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:26 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Brown Trail, heading NE.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Yellow Trail, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Yellow, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Red Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Blue Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miReach Blue Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Red Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Yellow, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Yellow Trail, heading SE.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Brown Trail, heading SE.
- 0.9 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 1.7 mi in (~43 min). Leave by 6:22 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:26 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Brown Trail 2 mi · ▲ 82 ft
- Brown Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 138 ft
- Brown Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 136 ft
- Blue Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 136 ft
- Brown Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 163 ft
- Brown Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 164 ft
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