Morristown National Historical Park

Grand Loop Trail & Passaic River Trail/Patriots' Path

4.7 mi · ▲ 537 ft · 1 hr 50 min

Grand Loop Trail & Passaic River Trail/Patriots' Path is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Morristown National Historical Park near Van Dorans Mills, NJ. It climbs 537 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 25/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi335 – 574 ft5.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Dogwood TrailPatriots' Path 40.74105, -74.55372
Nearest town Van Dorans Mills, NJ

Directions

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Grand Loop Trail & Passaic River Trail/Patriots' Path

4.7 mi · ▲ 537 ft · 1 hr 50 min

Elevation 335–575 ft

Out & Back · Morristown National Historical Park

Trailhead: Dogwood TrailPatriots' Path · 40.74105, -74.55372

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:26 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Dogwood TrailPatriots' Path, heading N.
  2. 350 ftBear right, heading NE.
  3. 50 ftBear left onto Dogwood Trail, heading NE.
  4. 0.1 miBear right onto Habitat Health Interpretive Trail, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftBear left onto Sanctuary Driveway, heading NE.
  6. 150 ftBear right, heading NW.
  7. 300 ftBear left onto Dogwood Spur Trail, heading N.
  8. 450 ftTurn right onto Dogwood Trail, heading N.
  9. 450 ftBear left onto River Trail, heading NE.
  10. 250 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  11. 0.4 miTurn right onto Passaic River Trail/Patriots' Path, heading NE.
  12. 0.7 miSharp left onto Grand Loop Trail, heading N.
  13. 0.8 miReach Grand Loop Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 0.8 miSharp right onto Passaic River Trail/Patriots' Path, heading SE.
  15. 0.7 miTurn left, heading SW.
  16. 0.4 miSharp right onto River Trail, heading SE.
  17. 250 ftBear right onto Dogwood Trail, heading E.
  18. 450 ftTurn left onto Dogwood Spur Trail, heading E.
  19. 450 ftBear right onto Sanctuary Driveway, heading SW.
  20. 450 ftBear right onto Habitat Health Interpretive Trail, heading S.
  21. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  22. 350 ftContinue straight onto Dogwood Trail, heading S.
  23. 250 ftBear right, heading SE.
  24. 50 ftBear left onto Dogwood TrailPatriots' Path, heading SE.
  25. 200 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% dirt1% gravel32% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 7:26 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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