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Bridle Trail–Dogwood Trail, 7 sights is a 6.7-mile out-and-back in Morristown National Historical Park near Somersetin, NJ. It climbs 973 ft. It scores 29/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi325 – 623 ft7.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.73574, -74.56423
Nearest town Somersetin, NJ

Directions

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Bridle Trail–Dogwood Trail, 7 sights

6.7 mi · ▲ 973 ft · 2 hr 43 min

Elevation 324–622 ft

Out & Back · Morristown National Historical Park

Trailhead: 40.73574, -74.56423

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 76°F / low 65° · precip 1% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:26 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
  3. 300 ftBear left, heading E.
  4. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  5. 0.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  7. 50 ftBear left onto Dogwood Trail, heading N.
  8. 0.1 miBear right onto Habitat Health Interpretive Trail, heading N.
  9. 50 ftBear left onto Sanctuary Driveway, heading N.
  10. 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
  11. 250 ftBear left onto Dogwood Spur Trail, heading N.
  12. 450 ftTurn right onto Dogwood Trail, heading N.
  13. 450 ftBear left onto River Trail, heading N.
  14. 250 ftSharp left, heading N.
  15. 0.4 miTurn right onto Passaic River Trail/Patriots' Path, heading NE.
  16. 0.7 miSharp left onto Grand Loop Trail, heading NE.
  17. 0.8 miSharp right onto Bridle Trail, heading N.
  18. 200 ftBear left, heading N.
  19. 0.5 miTurn right onto Grand Loop Trail/Patriots' Path, heading SE.
  20. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Passaic River Trail/Patriots' Path, heading W.
  21. 1.1 miContinue straight onto Patriots' Path, heading SW.
  22. 0.2 miTurn left onto New Jersey Brigade Trail/Patriots' Path, heading S.
  23. 0.4 miBear left onto Patriots' Path, heading SE.
  24. 0.2 miTurn left onto Dogwood Trail, heading SW.
  25. 50 ftTurn right onto Dogwood TrailPatriots' Path, heading SW.
  26. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  27. 0.6 miBear right, heading W.
  28. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  29. 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  30. 50 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

59% dirt41% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 76°F65°
Precip1%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity70%
Rained 0.7″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°65°
Sunrise 6:30 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:26 PM
Sun 73°60°
Mon 78°56°
Tue 81°58°
Wed 84°62°
Thu 81°65°
Fri 72°52°

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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