AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Edith Stevens - Red Trail out to the spine & Edith Stevens - Swamp Loop

2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 40 min

Edith Stevens - Red Trail out to the spine & Edith Stevens - Swamp Loop is a 2-mile out-and-back near Oak Tree, NJ. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi79 – 102 ft2.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.57776, -74.38285
Nearest town Oak Tree, NJ
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Edith Stevens - Red Trail out to the spine & Edith Stevens - Swamp Loop

2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 40 min

Elevation 79–100 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.57776, -74.38285

Weather Sep 5: Light drizzle, high 78°F / low 66° · precip 2% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:25 PM

Transit-accessible: Plainfield Road at Oak Tree Road stop 587 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.6 miTurn left onto Edith Stevens - Red Trail out to the spine, heading W.
  3. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Edith Stevens - White trail loop, heading NW.
  4. 500 ftTurn right, heading W.
  5. 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
  6. 300 ftBear left onto Edith Stevens - Swamp Loop, heading N.
  7. 250 ftTurn right onto Edith Stevens - White trail loop, heading NE.
  8. 50 ftReach Edith Stevens - Red Trail out to the spine, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 50 ftTurn left onto Edith Stevens - Swamp Loop, heading N.
  10. 250 ftBear right, heading NW.
  11. 300 ftTurn left onto Edith Stevens - White trail loop, heading N.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  13. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Edith Stevens - Red Trail out to the spine, heading S.
  14. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  15. 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/edith-stevens-red-trail-out-to-the-spine-edith-stevens-swamp-loop-out-back-3-km-5c59

Trail surface

56% gravel44% dirt

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 78°F66°
Precip2%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity78%
Rained 0.5″ 2 days ago (2.4″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°65°
Sunrise 6:29 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:25 PM
Sun 73°61°
Mon 82°62°
Tue 84°64°
Wed 88°67°
Thu 85°70°
Fri 76°61°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:05 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:25 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:53 PM.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Plainfield Road at Oak Tree Road stop 587 m from the trailhead

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