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Grand Loop Trail/Patriots' Path–Mendham-Elizabethtown Road Trail, 3 sights is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Morristown National Historical Park near Van Dorans Mills, NJ. It climbs 688 ft. It scores 28/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi325 – 604 ft4.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Field Loop Spur Trail 40.74190, -74.55183
Nearest town Van Dorans Mills, NJ

Directions

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Grand Loop Trail/Patriots' Path–Mendham-Elizabethtown Road Trail, 3 sights

4.3 mi · ▲ 688 ft · 1 hr 47 min

Elevation 323–604 ft

Out & Back · Morristown National Historical Park

Trailhead: Field Loop Spur Trail · 40.74190, -74.55183

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 77°F / low 64° · precip 1% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:26 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 50 ftBear right onto Sanctuary Driveway, heading N.
  3. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  4. 300 ftBear left onto Dogwood Spur Trail, heading N.
  5. 450 ftTurn right onto Dogwood Trail, heading N.
  6. 450 ftBear left onto River Trail, heading NE.
  7. 250 ftSharp left, heading E.
  8. 0.4 miTurn right onto Passaic River Trail/Patriots' Path, heading E.
  9. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Grand Loop Trail/Patriots' Path, heading NE.
  10. 0.3 miTurn left onto Mendham-Elizabethtown Road Trail, heading NE.
  11. 0.4 miReach Grand Loop Trail/Patriots' Path, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.4 miTurn right onto Grand Loop Trail/Patriots' Path, heading S.
  13. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Passaic River Trail/Patriots' Path, heading SW.
  14. 0.7 miTurn left, heading W.
  15. 0.4 miSharp right onto River Trail, heading SE.
  16. 250 ftBear right onto Dogwood Trail, heading SE.
  17. 450 ftTurn left onto Dogwood Spur Trail, heading E.
  18. 450 ftBear right onto Sanctuary Driveway, heading SW.
  19. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  20. 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

45% dirt55% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 77°F64°
Precip1%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity69%
Rained 0.7″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 6:30 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:26 PM
Sun 72°62°
Mon 78°56°
Tue 81°58°
Wed 84°62°
Thu 82°65°
Fri 73°53°

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