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
- Start on Orange, heading SE.
- 1.4 miTurn right onto Ford Road Trail (Red), heading SW.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Yellow Dot Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Ford Road Trail (Red), heading W.
- 200 ftTurn left onto White, heading NW.
- 350 ftReach Orange, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Ford Road Trail (Red), heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 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 NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 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.
More from Orange Trailhead
- 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
- 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
- Little Bear Trail (Green) & Orange via Ford Road Trail (Red) 6.1 mi · ▲ 546 ft
- Ford Road Trail (Red)–Orange, 3 sights 6.3 mi · ▲ 449 ft
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