Schooley's Mountain County Park
Columbia Trail
8.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 2 hr 59 min
Columbia Trail is an 8.9-mile out-and-back in Schooley's Mountain County Park near Crestmoore, NJ. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi492 – 545 ft9.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Columbia Trail 40.74921, -74.82629
Nearest town Crestmoore, NJ
Directions
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Columbia Trail
8.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 2 hr 59 min
Elevation 491–546 ft
Out & Back · Schooley's Mountain County Park
Trailhead: Columbia Trail · 40.74921, -74.82629
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 77°F / low 65° · precip 1% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:27 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Columbia Trail, heading N.
- 4.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Patriots' Path (Blue), heading E.
- 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Columbia Trail, heading W.
- 4.2 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
94% gravel1% boardwalk5% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 77°F65°
Precip1%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity73%
Rained 0.7″ 2 days ago (0.8″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°65°
Sunrise 6:31 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:27 PM
Sun
73°61°
Mon
78°56°
Tue
80°57°
Wed
84°62°
Thu
81°65°
Fri
72°50°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Columbia Trail Trailhead
- Columbia Trail 9.2 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Columbia Trail 9.4 mi · ▲ 109 ft
- Columbia Trail 9.7 mi · ▲ 84 ft
- (green)–Falling Waters Trail, 3 sights 10.9 mi · ▲ 642 ft
- Lake George–Bee-Line Trail, 5 sights 11.5 mi · ▲ 565 ft
- Columbia Trail / Patriots' Path & Columbia Trail 14.7 mi · ▲ 82 ft
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