Ford Road Trail (Red)–Orange, 3 sights is a 6.3-mile out-and-back in Jonathan's Woods near Meriden, NJ. It climbs 449 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 44/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi525 – 692 ft · steepest grade: 16%6.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.94482, -74.46149
Nearest town Meriden, NJ
Directions
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Ford Road Trail (Red)–Orange, 3 sights
6.3 mi · ▲ 449 ft · 2 hr 19 min
Elevation 525–692 ft
Out & Back · Jonathan's Woods
Trailhead: 40.94482, -74.46149
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:26 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Beach Glen Trail (Blue), heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Orange, heading SE.
- 1.4 miTurn right onto Ford Road Trail (Red), heading S.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Yellow Dot Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto White, heading W.
- 100 ftReach Orange, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Yellow Dot Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Ford Road Trail (Red), heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Orange, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 1 miTurn left onto Beach Glen Trail (Blue), heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
36% dirt64% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:29 AMSunset 7:26 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.2 mi in (~61 min). Leave by 6:05 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:38 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Splitrock Trail (Dk Blue) Viewpoint–Old Koehler Trail Loop, 3 sights 2.8 mi · ▲ 389 ft
- Hillcrest Trail (Blue)–Mud Hole Trail (Yellow), 3 sights 4.1 mi · ▲ 303 ft
- Orange band trail & Orange via Ford Road Trail (Red) 4.5 mi · ▲ 367 ft
- Ford Road Trail (Red)–Orange, 3 sights 5.1 mi · ▲ 278 ft
- Hillcrest Trail (Blue)–Mud Hole Trail (Yellow), 3 sights 5.5 mi · ▲ 476 ft
- Orange band trail & Orange via Ford Road Trail (Red) 5.9 mi · ▲ 538 ft
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