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Washington Crossing State Park

Green Dot Trail–Red Dot Trail, 3 sights

2.6 mi · ▲ 173 ft · 57 min

Green Dot Trail–Red Dot Trail, 3 sights is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Washington Crossing State Park near Bear Tavern, NJ. It is mostly level, with 173 ft of elevation gain. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi56 – 249 ft2.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.31486, -74.85632
Nearest town Bear Tavern, NJ
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Green Dot Trail–Red Dot Trail, 3 sights

2.6 mi · ▲ 173 ft · 57 min

Elevation 57–251 ft

Out & Back · Washington Crossing State Park

Trailhead: 40.31486, -74.85632

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 78°F / low 68° · precip 2% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  3. 0.1 miBear left onto Horseback Riding Trail, heading SW.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left onto Red Dot Trail, heading S.
  5. 0.1 miBear left onto Trail Connector, heading SE.
  6. 100 ftTurn right onto Blue Dot Trail, heading SE.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  8. 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  9. 200 ftBear left, heading SW.
  10. 250 ftBear left onto Green Dot Trail, heading SW.
  11. 0.5 miTurn right onto Red Dot Trail;Green Dot Trail, heading SE.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Red Dot Trail, heading SW.
  13. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  14. 200 ftContinue straight onto Yellow Dot Trail;Blue Dot Trail, heading NW.
  15. 250 ftTurn left onto Yellow Dot Trail, heading W.
  16. 50 ftTurn right onto Unblazed, heading NW.
  17. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Red Dot Trail, heading N.
  18. 0.2 miBear left onto Trail Connector, heading NE.
  19. 150 ftTurn right onto Red Trail, heading NE.
  20. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Orange Trail, heading NE.
  21. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Horseback Riding Trail, heading NE.
  22. 250 ftBear right, heading NE.
  23. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  24. 350 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/green-dot-trail-red-dot-trail-out-back-3-sights

Trail surface

6% dirt4% paved90% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 78°F68°
Precip2%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity66%
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°58°
Wed 86°64°
Thu 83°65°
Fri 74°52°

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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