Schiff Nature Preserve
Franklin Parker Trail (white/black)–North Gate Fire Road, 3 sights
2.2 mi · ▲ 291 ft · 53 min
Franklin Parker Trail (white/black)–North Gate Fire Road, 3 sights is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Schiff Nature Preserve near Pleasant Valley, NJ. It climbs 291 ft. It scores 38/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi377 – 630 ft2.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Critter Cove Trail 40.75441, -74.62696
Nearest town Pleasant Valley, NJ
Directions
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Franklin Parker Trail (white/black)–North Gate Fire Road, 3 sights
2.2 mi · ▲ 291 ft · 53 min
Elevation 377–630 ft
Out & Back · Schiff Nature Preserve
Trailhead: Critter Cove Trail · 40.75441, -74.62696
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:26 PM
- Start on Critter Cove Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto white, heading NW.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto North Gate Fire Road, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto green, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Franklin Parker Trail (white/black), heading NE.
- 0.1 miReach North Gate Fire Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto green, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto North Gate Fire Road, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto white, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Critter Cove Trail, heading S.
- 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
5% dirt95% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 7:26 PM
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