Elephant Rock via Purple
1.2 mi · ▲ 256 ft · 32 min
Elephant Rock via Purple is a 1.2-mile out-and-back in Tourne County Park near Rockaway Valley, NJ. The route reaches Elephant Rock at the turnaround, 0.6 miles in. It climbs 256 ft. It scores 29/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi522 – 666 ft1.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.91065, -74.44417
Nearest town Rockaway Valley, NJ
Directions
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Elephant Rock via Purple
1.2 mi · ▲ 256 ft · 32 min
Elevation 521–667 ft
Out & Back · Tourne County Park
Trailhead: 40.91065, -74.44417
Weather Sep 5: Mostly clear, high 76°F / low 63° · precip 3% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:26 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Purple, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Yellow Dot Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Yellow Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Wildflower Trail, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear left onto Trillium Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Fern Trail, heading E.
- 150 ftReach Elephant Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Trillium Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right onto Wildflower Trail, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Yellow Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Yellow Dot Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Purple, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Old Boonton Rd Access, heading NE.
- 150 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
59% dirt10% gravel31% unspecified
Weather
Mostly clearTemperature 76°F63°
Precip3%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity71%
Rained 0.1″ 2 days ago (0.3″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 6:29 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:26 PM
Sun
72°60°
Mon
77°54°
Tue
81°57°
Wed
84°62°
Thu
79°63°
Fri
71°52°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Tourne–Orange (north), 4 sights 1.5 mi · ▲ 352 ft
- Orange Dot Trail & Purple Trail 2 mi · ▲ 164 ft
- Mountain Lake–Birchwood Lake, 5 sights 3.5 mi · ▲ 374 ft
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