Ford Road Trail (Red) is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Jonathan's Woods near Meriden, NJ. It climbs 253 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 57/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi607 – 758 ft · steepest grade: 17%2.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Orange 40.93184, -74.46522
Nearest town Meriden, NJ
Directions
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Ford Road Trail (Red)
2.4 mi · ▲ 253 ft · 56 min
Elevation 608–759 ft
Out & Back · Jonathan's Woods
Trailhead: Orange · 40.93184, -74.46522
Weather Sep 5: Light drizzle, high 75°F / low 63° · precip 3% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:26 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Orange, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Ford Road Trail (Red), heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Ridge Trail, heading SW.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Ford Road Trail (Red), heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Loren's Loop (Pink), heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Little Bear Trail (Green), heading S.
- 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Loren's Loop (Pink), heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Ford Road Trail (Red), heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Ridge Trail, heading NE.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Ford Road Trail (Red), heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Orange, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 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
67% dirt33% unspecified
Weather
Light drizzleTemperature 75°F63°
Precip3%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity71%
Rained 0.3″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
75°60°
Sunrise 6:29 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:26 PM
Sun
72°59°
Mon
77°54°
Tue
80°56°
Wed
83°62°
Thu
79°63°
Fri
70°52°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~19 min). Leave by 6:47 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:57 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
More from Orange Trailhead
- Ford Road Trail (Red) 3.1 mi · ▲ 108 ft
- Ford Road Trail (Red) & Yellow Dot Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 274 ft
- Lake Telemark–Beach Glen Trail (Blue), 9 sights 12.3 mi · ▲ 1,406 ft
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