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Lewis Morris County Park

Blue Trail & Red Trail

4.8 mi · ▲ 483 ft · 1 hr 50 min

Blue Trail & Red Trail is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Lewis Morris County Park near Glen Alpin, NJ. It climbs 483 ft. It scores 52/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi463 – 640 ft5.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: New York Brigade Trail 40.77214, -74.52839
Nearest town Glen Alpin, NJ
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Blue Trail & Red Trail

4.8 mi · ▲ 483 ft · 1 hr 50 min

Elevation 462–639 ft

Out & Back · Lewis Morris County Park

Trailhead: New York Brigade Trail · 40.77214, -74.52839

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 76°F / low 64° · precip 1% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:26 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on New York Brigade Trail, heading W.
  2. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Patriots' Path (Blue), heading SW.
  3. 150 ftContinue straight onto Yellow Trail/Patriots' Path (Blue), heading W.
  4. 50 ftTurn right onto Aqueduct Loop Trail/Patriots' Path (Blue), heading W.
  5. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Aqueduct Loop/Orange/Patriots' Path Trail (Blue), heading NW.
  6. 300 ftBear left onto Orange Trail/Patriots' Path (Blue), heading N.
  7. 0.4 miSharp right onto Grand Loop Trail/Patriots' Path (Blue), heading W.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left onto Patriots' Path (Blue), heading N.
  9. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Orange Trail, heading NW.
  10. 50 ftTurn left onto Patriots' Path (Blue), heading NW.
  11. 450 ftSharp left onto Red Trail, heading W.
  12. 0.6 miTurn left onto Blue Trail, heading S.
  13. 50 ftBear right onto Red Trail, heading S.
  14. 450 ftBear right onto Blue Trail, heading S.
  15. 0.4 miReach Red Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 0.4 miBear left onto Red Trail, heading E.
  17. 500 ftBear left onto Blue Trail, heading NE.
  18. 50 ftTurn right onto Red Trail, heading NE.
  19. 0.6 miSharp right onto Patriots' Path (Blue), heading E.
  20. 450 ftTurn right onto Orange Trail, heading NE.
  21. 50 ftContinue straight onto Patriots' Path (Blue), heading NE.
  22. 0.1 miTurn right onto Grand Loop Trail/Patriots' Path (Blue), heading NE.
  23. 0.2 miSharp left onto Patriots' Path (Blue), heading NE.
  24. 0.4 miBear right onto Aqueduct Loop/Orange/Patriots' Path Trail (Blue), heading SE.
  25. 300 ftContinue straight onto Aqueduct Loop Trail/Patriots' Path (Blue), heading SE.
  26. 0.1 miTurn left onto Yellow Trail/Patriots' Path (Blue), heading S.
  27. 50 ftContinue straight onto Patriots' Path (Blue), heading S.
  28. 150 ftContinue straight onto New York Brigade Trail, heading S.
  29. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/blue-trail-red-trail-out-back-8-km-3e10

Trail surface

49% dirt16% gravel35% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 76°F64°
Precip1%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity69%
Rained 0.4″ 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 71°62°
Mon 78°57°
Tue 81°60°
Wed 84°64°
Thu 81°65°
Fri 72°55°

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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