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Dogwood Trail is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Scherman Hoffman Wildlife Sanctuary near Somersetin, NJ. It climbs 309 ft. It scores 35/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi325 – 509 ft2.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.73574, -74.56423
Nearest town Somersetin, NJ

Directions

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Dogwood Trail

2.3 mi · ▲ 309 ft · 55 min

Elevation 324–508 ft

Out & Back · Scherman Hoffman Wildlife Sanctuary

Trailhead: 40.73574, -74.56423

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 76°F / low 65° · precip 1% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:26 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
  3. 300 ftBear left, heading E.
  4. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  5. 0.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 0.1 miBear right onto Dogwood Trail, heading N.
  7. 0.2 miBear right onto Habitat Health Interpretive Trail, heading N.
  8. 50 ftBear left onto Sanctuary Driveway, heading N.
  9. 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
  10. 300 ftContinue straight onto Field Loop Trail, heading N.
  11. 200 ftBear left onto Dogwood Trail, heading N.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Dogwood Trail/Field Loop Trail, heading NW.
  13. 50 ftReach Dogwood Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 100 ftContinue straight onto Dogwood Trail, heading N.
  15. 50 ftBear right onto Field Loop Trail, heading N.
  16. 200 ftContinue straight onto Sanctuary Driveway, heading E.
  17. 450 ftBear right onto Habitat Health Interpretive Trail, heading NE.
  18. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  19. 350 ftContinue straight onto Dogwood Trail, heading W.
  20. 500 ftBear left onto Dogwood TrailPatriots' Path, heading SE.
  21. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  22. 0.6 miBear right, heading W.
  23. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  24. 300 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  25. 50 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

2% dirt1% gravel97% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 76°F65°
Precip1%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity70%
Rained 0.7″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°65°
Sunrise 6:30 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:26 PM
Sun 73°60°
Mon 78°56°
Tue 81°58°
Wed 84°62°
Thu 81°65°
Fri 72°52°

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