Scherman Hoffman Wildlife Sanctuary

Carriage Road Trail–Dogwood Trail, 3 sights

4 mi · ▲ 750 ft · 1 hr 43 min

Carriage Road Trail–Dogwood Trail, 3 sights is a 4-mile out-and-back in Scherman Hoffman Wildlife Sanctuary near Somersetin, NJ. It climbs 750 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade. It scores 38/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi325 – 637 ft · steepest grade: 15%4.4 mi

Getting there

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

Directions

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Carriage Road Trail–Dogwood Trail, 3 sights

4 mi · ▲ 750 ft · 1 hr 43 min

Elevation 324–637 ft

Out & Back · Scherman Hoffman Wildlife Sanctuary

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. 0.3 miTurn left onto Dogwood Trail, heading SW.
  7. 50 ftTurn right onto Patriots' Path, heading W.
  8. 0.2 miBear right onto New Jersey Brigade Trail/Patriots' Path, heading W.
  9. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  10. 150 ftTurn left onto Carriage Road Trail, heading N.
  11. 0.5 miReach Dogwood Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  13. 200 ftTurn right onto New Jersey Brigade Trail/Patriots' Path, heading E.
  14. 0.3 miBear left onto Patriots' Path, heading SW.
  15. 0.2 miTurn left onto Dogwood Trail, heading SE.
  16. 50 ftTurn right onto Dogwood TrailPatriots' Path, heading E.
  17. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  18. 0.6 miBear right, heading SW.
  19. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  20. 300 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  21. 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

33% dirt67% 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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