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Ford Road Trail (Red)–Orange, 3 sights is a 5.1-mile out-and-back in Jonathan's Woods near Meriden, NJ. It climbs 278 ft. It scores 41/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi525 – 692 ft5.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Orange 40.94300, -74.46343
Nearest town Meriden, NJ

Directions

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Ford Road Trail (Red)–Orange, 3 sights

5.1 mi · ▲ 278 ft · 1 hr 50 min

Elevation 526–692 ft

Out & Back · Jonathan's Woods

Trailhead: Orange · 40.94300, -74.46343

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 76°F / low 63° · precip 3% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:26 PM

  1. Start on Orange, heading SE.
  2. 1.4 miTurn right onto Ford Road Trail (Red), heading SW.
  3. 0.5 miSharp right onto Yellow Dot Trail, heading SW.
  4. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  6. 50 ftTurn right onto Ford Road Trail (Red), heading W.
  7. 200 ftTurn left onto White, heading NW.
  8. 350 ftReach Orange, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 350 ftTurn right onto Ford Road Trail (Red), heading SW.
  10. 200 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  12. 0.2 miTurn right onto Yellow Dot Trail, heading E.
  13. 0.4 miSharp left onto Ford Road Trail (Red), heading SE.
  14. 0.5 miTurn left onto Orange, heading NE.
  15. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  16. 1 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

43% dirt57% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 76°F63°
Precip3%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity71%
Rained 0.3″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 6:29 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:26 PM
Sun 70°61°
Mon 77°54°
Tue 80°56°
Wed 84°62°
Thu 79°63°
Fri 70°52°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~41 min). Leave by 6:25 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:18 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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