New Jersey Brigade Area

Dogwood Trail

2 mi · ▲ 312 ft · 49 min

Dogwood Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back in New Jersey Brigade Area near Van Dorans Mills, NJ. It climbs 312 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 52/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi341 – 640 ft · steepest grade: 21%2.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Sanctuary Driveway 40.74419, -74.55213
Nearest town Van Dorans Mills, NJ

Directions

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Dogwood Trail

2 mi · ▲ 312 ft · 49 min

Elevation 341–640 ft

Out & Back · New Jersey Brigade Area

Trailhead: Sanctuary Driveway · 40.74419, -74.55213

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 77°F / low 64° · precip 1% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:26 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Sanctuary Driveway, heading N.
  2. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  3. 300 ftBear left onto Dogwood Spur Trail, heading NW.
  4. 450 ftTurn left onto Dogwood Trail, heading N.
  5. 0.1 miContinue straight onto New Jersey Brigade Trail, heading SW.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right onto New Jersey Brigade Trail/Patriots' Path, heading W.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  8. 350 ftSharp right, heading N.
  9. 150 ftContinue straight onto Patriots' Path, heading NE.
  10. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Passaic River Trail/Patriots' Path, heading NE.
  11. 0.4 miSharp right, heading SE.
  12. 0.4 miSharp right onto River Trail, heading SE.
  13. 250 ftBear right onto Dogwood Trail, heading E.
  14. 450 ftTurn left onto Dogwood Spur Trail, heading W.
  15. 450 ftBear right onto Sanctuary Driveway, heading SW.
  16. 350 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

42% dirt1% gravel57% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 77°F64°
Precip1%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity69%
Rained 0.7″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 6:30 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:26 PM
Sun 72°62°
Mon 78°56°
Tue 81°58°
Wed 84°62°
Thu 82°65°
Fri 73°53°

Good to know

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