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Compton- Gobel Road–Compton-Gobel Road, 4 sights

14.5 mi · ▲ 1,609 ft · 5 hr 38 min

Compton- Gobel Road–Compton-Gobel Road, 4 sights is a 14.5-mile out-and-back near Milton, NJ. It climbs 1,609 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade. It scores 63/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi892 – 1,293 ft · steepest grade: 15%15.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.02361, -74.56134
Nearest town Milton, NJ
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Compton- Gobel Road–Compton-Gobel Road, 4 sights

14.5 mi · ▲ 1,609 ft · 5 hr 38 min

Elevation 891–1,293 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.02361, -74.56134

Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:23 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 250 ftSharp left onto White/Highlands Trail, heading SE.
  3. 0.3 miBear right onto Purple Dot Trail, heading SW.
  4. 300 ftSharp left onto White Trail, heading SE.
  5. 0.4 miTurn right onto Highlands Trail, heading SE.
  6. 0.9 miTurn left onto Yellow Trail, heading W.
  7. 0.9 miTurn left onto Teal/Black Dot, heading S.
  8. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  9. 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
  10. 0.7 miBear left, heading S.
  11. 0.4 miTurn left onto Compton-Gobel Road, heading SE.
  12. 0.4 miTurn left onto Compton- Gobel Road, heading E.
  13. 2.6 miReach Highlands Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 2.6 miTurn right onto Compton-Gobel Road, heading SE.
  15. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  16. 0.4 miBear right, heading NW.
  17. 0.7 miBear left, heading N.
  18. 0.4 miTurn left onto Teal/Black Dot, heading NW.
  19. 0.2 miTurn right onto Yellow Trail, heading NE.
  20. 0.9 miTurn right onto Highlands Trail, heading NW.
  21. 0.9 miTurn left onto White Trail, heading N.
  22. 0.4 miSharp right onto Purple Dot Trail, heading NW.
  23. 350 ftBear left onto White/Highlands Trail, heading NW.
  24. 0.3 miSharp right, heading NW.
  25. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/compton-gobel-road-compton-gobel-road-out-back-4-sights-23-km

Trail surface

43% dirt57% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:23 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.8 mi in (~162 min). Leave by 4:21 PM for the 7:23 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:20 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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