Carriage Road Trail–Dogwood Trail, 3 sights
3 mi · ▲ 677 ft · 1 hr 20 min
Carriage Road Trail–Dogwood Trail, 3 sights is a 3-mile out-and-back in New Jersey Brigade Area near Van Dorans Mills, NJ. It climbs 677 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 37/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi325 – 637 ft · steepest grade: 16%3.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.73804, -74.55514
Nearest town Van Dorans Mills, NJ
Directions
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Carriage Road Trail–Dogwood Trail, 3 sights
3 mi · ▲ 677 ft · 1 hr 20 min
Elevation 324–637 ft
Out & Back · New Jersey Brigade Area
Trailhead: 40.73804, -74.55514
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 76°F / low 64° · precip 1% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:26 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Dogwood Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Patriots' Path, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right onto New Jersey Brigade Trail/Patriots' Path, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Carriage Road Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miReach Dogwood Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn right onto New Jersey Brigade Trail/Patriots' Path, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Patriots' Path, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Dogwood Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Dogwood TrailPatriots' Path, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 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
45% dirt55% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 76°F64°
Precip1%Wind9 mphUV7Humidity67%
Rained 0.7″ 2 days ago · 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°56°
Tue
81°58°
Wed
84°62°
Thu
82°65°
Fri
73°53°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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