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
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right onto Sanctuary Driveway, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 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 E.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Passaic River Trail/Patriots' Path, heading E.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Grand Loop Trail/Patriots' Path, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Mendham-Elizabethtown Road Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miReach Grand Loop Trail/Patriots' Path, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Grand Loop Trail/Patriots' Path, heading S.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Passaic River Trail/Patriots' Path, heading SW.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto River Trail, heading SE.
- 250 ftBear right onto Dogwood Trail, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Dogwood Spur Trail, heading E.
- 450 ftBear right onto Sanctuary Driveway, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 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°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Field Loop Spur Trail Trailhead
- Dogwood Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 312 ft
- Dogwood Trail 2 mi · ▲ 312 ft
- Dogwood Trail Loop 2 mi · ▲ 318 ft
- Dogwood Trail Loop 2 mi · ▲ 342 ft
- Dogwood Trail Loop 2.1 mi · ▲ 342 ft
- Dogwood Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 376 ft
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