Ford Road Trail (Red)–Purple Dot, 3 sights is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in Jonathan's Woods near Beach Glen, NJ. It is mostly level, with 232 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 29/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi525 – 784 ft3.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.92229, -74.48409
Nearest town Beach Glen, NJ
Directions
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Ford Road Trail (Red)–Purple Dot, 3 sights
3.2 mi · ▲ 232 ft · 1 hr 11 min
Elevation 525–784 ft
Out & Back · Jonathan's Woods
Trailhead: 40.92229, -74.48409
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 76°F / low 63° · precip 3% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:26 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on White, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Yellow Dot Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Ford Road Trail (Red), heading NE.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Hillcrest Trail (Yellow), heading SE.
- 400 ftSharp left onto Ridge Trail (Blue), heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Ridge Trail, heading NE.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Ford Road Trail (Red), heading NE.
- 1.3 miTurn left onto Purple Dot, heading NW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto White, heading W.
- 0.1 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
87% dirt13% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 76°F63°
Precip3%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity74%
Rained 0.1″ 2 days ago
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 6:29 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:26 PM
Sun
71°61°
Mon
77°54°
Tue
81°57°
Wed
83°62°
Thu
79°63°
Fri
71°52°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 6:41 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:02 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Hillcrest Trail (Blue)–Mud Hole Trail (Yellow), 3 sights 3.4 mi · ▲ 309 ft
- Mud Hole Trail (Yellow)–Orange band trail, 3 sights 3.8 mi · ▲ 355 ft
- Little Bear Trail (Green)–Mud Hole Trail (Yellow), 3 sights 3.9 mi · ▲ 368 ft
- Ford Road Trail (Red)–Little Bear Trail (Green), 5 sights 5.2 mi · ▲ 455 ft
- Hawkwatch Overlook–Beach Glen Trail (Blue), 6 sights 8.1 mi · ▲ 764 ft
- Beach Glen Trail (Blue)–Ford Road Trail (Red), 5 sights 9.4 mi · ▲ 705 ft
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