Green Trail–Highlands Trail, 3 sights

5.5 mi · ▲ 684 ft · 2 hr 11 min

Green Trail–Highlands Trail, 3 sights is a 5.5-mile out-and-back near Milton, NJ. It climbs 684 ft. It scores 65/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,056 – 1,309 ft5.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Highlands Spur Trail 41.01441, -74.55735
Nearest town Milton, NJ

Directions

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Green Trail–Highlands Trail, 3 sights

5.5 mi · ▲ 684 ft · 2 hr 11 min

Elevation 1,055–1,307 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Highlands Spur Trail · 41.01441, -74.55735

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Highlands Spur Trail, heading NW.
  2. 500 ftBear left onto Unmarked, heading NW.
  3. 50 ftSharp right onto White / Highlands Trail, heading N.
  4. 50 ftTurn left onto White/Highlands Trail, heading NW.
  5. 1 miTurn right onto Highlands Trail, heading NE.
  6. 0.8 miTurn right onto Blue/Highlands Trail, heading N.
  7. 150 ftContinue straight onto Blue Trail, heading N.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left onto Green Trail, heading E.
  9. 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
  10. 0.4 miReach White/Highlands Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  12. 0.3 miTurn right onto Blue Trail, heading SW.
  13. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Blue/Highlands Trail, heading SW.
  14. 100 ftTurn left onto Highlands Trail, heading SW.
  15. 0.8 miTurn left onto White/Highlands Trail, heading SW.
  16. 1 miTurn right onto White / Highlands Trail, heading S.
  17. 50 ftSharp left onto Unmarked, heading S.
  18. 50 ftBear right onto Highlands Spur Trail, heading S.
  19. 250 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

31% dirt69% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:23 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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