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
- Start on Dogwood TrailPatriots' Path, heading N.
- 350 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Dogwood Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Habitat Health Interpretive Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Sanctuary Driveway, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 300 ftBear left onto Dogwood Spur Trail, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Dogwood Trail, heading N.
- 450 ftBear left onto River Trail, heading NE.
- 250 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Passaic River Trail/Patriots' Path, heading NE.
- 0.7 miSharp left onto Grand Loop Trail, heading N.
- 0.8 miReach Grand Loop Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miSharp right onto Passaic River Trail/Patriots' Path, heading SE.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto River Trail, heading SE.
- 250 ftBear right onto Dogwood Trail, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Dogwood Spur Trail, heading E.
- 450 ftBear right onto Sanctuary Driveway, heading SW.
- 450 ftBear right onto Habitat Health Interpretive Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Dogwood Trail, heading S.
- 250 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Dogwood TrailPatriots' Path, heading SE.
- 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
More from Dogwood TrailPatriots' Path Trailhead
- Dogwood Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 376 ft
- Dogwood Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 376 ft
- Dogwood Trail Loop 2.2 mi · ▲ 291 ft
- Dogwood Trail Loop 2.3 mi · ▲ 291 ft
- Field Loop Trail Loop via Dogwood Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 295 ft
- Grand Loop Trail/Patriots' Path–Mendham-Elizabethtown Road Trail, 3 sights 4.3 mi · ▲ 688 ft
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