Washington Crossing State Park

Green Dot Trail via Continental Lane Trail

3 mi · ▲ 110 ft · 1 hr 3 min

Green Dot Trail via Continental Lane Trail is a 3-mile out-and-back in Washington Crossing State Park near Bear Tavern, NJ. It is mostly level, with 110 ft of elevation gain. It scores 17/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi75 – 207 ft3.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.31283, -74.85056
Nearest town Bear Tavern, NJ

Directions

AMBLEWAYwww.ambleway.com

Green Dot Trail via Continental Lane Trail

3 mi · ▲ 110 ft · 1 hr 3 min

Elevation 74–205 ft

Out & Back · Washington Crossing State Park

Trailhead: 40.31283, -74.85056

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 79°F / low 68° · precip 3% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.4 miSharp right onto Continental Lane Trail, heading W.
  3. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Yellow Dot Trail, heading W.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left onto Green Dot Trail, heading W.
  5. 0.5 miTurn right onto Red Dot Trail;Green Dot Trail, heading SW.
  6. 50 ftTurn left onto Green Dot Trail, heading SW.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  8. 500 ftTurn right onto Red Dot Trail, heading NE.
  9. 0.1 miSharp left onto Continental Lane Trail, heading SE.
  10. 0.9 miSharp left, heading E.
  11. 0.4 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

1% paved99% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 79°F68°
Precip3%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity69%
Rained 0.5″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°65°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:27 PM
Sun 72°63°
Mon 79°57°
Tue 82°59°
Wed 86°64°
Thu 84°65°
Fri 75°52°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~36 min). Leave by 6:31 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:21 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

More sunset hikes nearby

More from this trailhead