Explorer Trail & Hemlock Trail
2.1 mi · ▲ 59 ft · 44 min
Explorer Trail & Hemlock Trail is a 2.1-mile out-and-back near Wawayanda, NJ. It is mostly level, with 59 ft of elevation gain. It scores 49/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi587 – 686 ft2.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.02275, -74.74013
Nearest town Wawayanda, NJ
Directions
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Explorer Trail & Hemlock Trail
2.1 mi · ▲ 59 ft · 44 min
Elevation 588–685 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.02275, -74.74013
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:24 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Glacial Trail, heading SW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Connector Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Racoon Trail, heading S.
- 450 ftBear right onto Connector Trail, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Glacial Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Explorer Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Hemlock Trail, heading SW.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Explorer Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miReach Hemlock Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Hemlock Trail, heading N.
- 400 ftBear right onto Explorer Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Glacial Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Connector Trail, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear left onto Racoon Trail, heading NE.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Connector Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Glacial Trail, heading NE.
- 250 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
18% gravel3% dirt2% grass77% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:24 PM
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