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Columbia Trail / Patriots' Path is a 6.2-mile out-and-back in Schooley's Mountain County Park near Bartley, NJ. It climbs 316 ft and is mostly gravel. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi545 – 902 ft6.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Columbia Trail 40.81438, -74.72863
Nearest town Bartley, NJ

Directions

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Columbia Trail / Patriots' Path

6.2 mi · ▲ 316 ft · 2 hr 13 min

Elevation 544–901 ft

Out & Back · Schooley's Mountain County Park

Trailhead: Columbia Trail · 40.81438, -74.72863

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 77°F / low 64° · precip 1% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Columbia Trail / Patriots' Path, heading SW.
  2. 2.6 miTurn right onto Patriots' Path, heading NW.
  3. 0.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  4. 0.6 miTurn left onto Columbia Trail / Patriots' Path, heading E.
  5. 2.5 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

80% gravel19% dirt1% paved

Weather

OvercastTemperature 77°F64°
Precip1%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity74%
Rained 0.3″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 6:31 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:27 PM
Sun 73°60° 16%
Mon 77°55°
Tue 80°56°
Wed 83°62°
Thu 80°64°
Fri 71°49°

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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