Blue Trail & Red Trail
2.5 mi · ▲ 231 ft · 57 min
Blue Trail & Red Trail is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Lewis Morris County Park near Washington Valley, NJ. It is mostly level, with 231 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 48/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi469 – 640 ft2.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unblazed Path 40.78131, -74.53839
Nearest town Washington Valley, NJ
Directions
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Blue Trail & Red Trail
2.5 mi · ▲ 231 ft · 57 min
Elevation 469–639 ft
Out & Back · Lewis Morris County Park
Trailhead: Unblazed Path · 40.78131, -74.53839
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 76°F / low 64° · precip 1% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:26 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Unblazed Path, heading SW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Green Trail, heading W.
- 250 ftSharp left onto Patriots' Path (Blue), heading S.
- 450 ftBear right onto Red Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Blue Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right onto Red Trail, heading S.
- 450 ftBear right onto Blue Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miReach Red Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Red Trail, heading NE.
- 500 ftBear left onto Blue Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Red Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Patriots' Path (Blue), heading NE.
- 450 ftSharp right onto Green Trail, heading NE.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Unblazed Path, heading NE.
- 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
66% dirt32% gravel2% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 76°F64°
Precip1%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity72%
Rained 0.3″ 2 days ago (0.5″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 6:30 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:26 PM
Sun
72°62°
Mon
78°58°
Tue
82°60°
Wed
84°65°
Thu
81°66°
Fri
72°55°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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