Carriage Road Trail–Grand Loop Trail/Patriots' Path, 4 sights is a 5.9-mile out-and-back in Morristown National Historical Park near Glen Alpin, NJ. It climbs 939 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 26/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi371 – 640 ft · steepest grade: 17%6.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Bridle Trail 40.76141, -74.54321
Nearest town Glen Alpin, NJ
Directions
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Carriage Road Trail–Grand Loop Trail/Patriots' Path, 4 sights
5.9 mi · ▲ 939 ft · 2 hr 26 min
Elevation 372–640 ft
Out & Back · Morristown National Historical Park
Trailhead: Bridle Trail · 40.76141, -74.54321
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 · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Bridle Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Grand Loop Trail/Patriots' Path, heading SW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Passaic River Trail/Patriots' Path, heading SW.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto Patriots' Path, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading W.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Carriage Road Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miReach Mendham-Elizabethtown Road Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miSharp right, heading N.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Patriots' Path, heading NE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Passaic River Trail/Patriots' Path, heading NE.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto Grand Loop Trail/Patriots' Path, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Mendham-Elizabethtown Road Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Bridle Trail, heading NW.
- 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 surface
51% dirt49% 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°56°
Tue
80°58°
Wed
84°62°
Thu
81°65°
Fri
72°52°
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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