Ford Road Trail (Red) & Yellow Dot Trail is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Jonathan's Woods near Meriden, NJ. It climbs 274 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 36/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi525 – 784 ft3.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Orange 40.93184, -74.46522
Nearest town Meriden, NJ
Directions
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Ford Road Trail (Red) & Yellow Dot Trail
3.6 mi · ▲ 274 ft · 1 hr 20 min
Elevation 525–784 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
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Orange, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Ford Road Trail (Red), heading SW.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Yellow Dot Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Ford Road Trail (Red), heading W.
- 200 ftSharp right onto White, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Ford Road Trail (Red), heading S.
- 1.1 miSharp right onto Hillcrest Trail (Yellow), heading NE.
- 400 ftSharp left onto Ridge Trail (Blue), heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Ridge Trail, heading NE.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Ford Road Trail (Red), heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Orange, heading NE.
- 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
84% dirt16% 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 1.4 mi in (~37 min). Leave by 6:29 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:18 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from Orange Trailhead
- Ford Road Trail (Red) 2.4 mi · ▲ 253 ft
- Ford Road Trail (Red) 3.1 mi · ▲ 108 ft
- Lake Telemark–Beach Glen Trail (Blue), 9 sights 12.3 mi · ▲ 1,406 ft
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