Green Trail–Highlands Trail, 3 sights

8.6 mi · ▲ 537 ft · 3 hr 8 min

Green Trail–Highlands Trail, 3 sights is an 8.6-mile out-and-back near Hopewell, NJ. It climbs 537 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 58/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,043 – 1,309 ft9.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.03770, -74.54649
Nearest town Hopewell, NJ

Directions

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Green Trail–Highlands Trail, 3 sights

8.6 mi · ▲ 537 ft · 3 hr 8 min

Elevation 1,044–1,307 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.03770, -74.54649

Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:23 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 400 ftBear left, heading SE.
  3. 150 ftSharp right onto Yellow Trail, heading W.
  4. 0.3 miBear right onto Violet Trail, heading SW.
  5. 0.3 miTurn left onto Highlands Trail, heading W.
  6. 0.7 miContinue straight onto White Trail, heading W.
  7. 0.7 miTurn right onto Green Trail, heading SW.
  8. 0.7 miSharp left, heading W.
  9. 0.3 miBear right onto Powerline Trail, heading S.
  10. 0.8 miBear right onto Weldon Brook/Highlands Trail, heading S.
  11. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  12. 150 ftContinue straight onto Tigers Blood, heading NW.
  13. 50 ftReach Highlands Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 200 ftTurn right onto Weldon Brook/Highlands Trail, heading NW.
  15. 0.3 miBear left onto Powerline Trail, heading E.
  16. 0.8 miBear left onto Green Trail, heading NE.
  17. 1.1 miTurn left onto White Trail, heading N.
  18. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Highlands Trail, heading E.
  19. 0.7 miTurn right onto Violet Trail, heading N.
  20. 0.3 miBear left onto Yellow Trail, heading E.
  21. 0.3 miSharp left, heading E.
  22. 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
  23. 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 surface

60% dirt9% gravel31% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:23 PM

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