Morristown National Historical Park

Dogwood Trail–Grand Loop Trail, 3 sights

4.6 mi · ▲ 391 ft · 1 hr 44 min

Dogwood Trail–Grand Loop Trail, 3 sights is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Morristown National Historical Park near Glen Alpin, NJ. It climbs 391 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 21/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi341 – 581 ft · steepest grade: 17%4.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bridle Trail 40.76141, -74.54321
Nearest town Glen Alpin, NJ

Directions

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Dogwood Trail–Grand Loop Trail, 3 sights

4.6 mi · ▲ 391 ft · 1 hr 44 min

Elevation 341–582 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

  1. Start on Bridle Trail, heading N.
  2. 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
  3. 200 ftTurn left onto Grand Loop Trail, heading S.
  4. 0.8 miSharp right onto Passaic River Trail/Patriots' Path, heading SW.
  5. 0.7 miTurn left, heading S.
  6. 0.4 miSharp right onto River Trail, heading W.
  7. 250 ftTurn left onto Dogwood Trail, heading S.
  8. 0.1 miReach Grand Loop Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 500 ftTurn right onto River Trail, heading N.
  10. 250 ftSharp left, heading N.
  11. 0.4 miTurn right onto Passaic River Trail/Patriots' Path, heading N.
  12. 0.7 miSharp left onto Grand Loop Trail, heading N.
  13. 0.8 miTurn right, heading N.
  14. 200 ftBear right onto Bridle Trail, heading E.
  15. 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

64% dirt36% 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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