Green Trail–Highlands Trail, 3 sights

5.7 mi · ▲ 514 ft · 2 hr 9 min

Green Trail–Highlands Trail, 3 sights is a 5.7-mile out-and-back near Milton, NJ. It climbs 514 ft. It scores 65/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,056 – 1,309 ft6.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Highlands Trail 41.01264, -74.56422
Nearest town Milton, NJ

Directions

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Green Trail–Highlands Trail, 3 sights

5.7 mi · ▲ 514 ft · 2 hr 9 min

Elevation 1,055–1,307 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Highlands Trail · 41.01264, -74.56422

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Highlands Trail, heading NE.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left onto White Trail, heading NW.
  3. 0.4 miSharp right onto Purple Dot Trail, heading NW.
  4. 300 ftBear left onto White/Highlands Trail, heading NW.
  5. 0.6 miTurn right onto Highlands Trail, heading NE.
  6. 0.8 miTurn right onto Blue/Highlands Trail, heading N.
  7. 100 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 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 S.
  14. 100 ftTurn left onto Highlands Trail, heading S.
  15. 0.8 miTurn left onto White/Highlands Trail, heading SW.
  16. 0.6 miBear right onto Purple Dot Trail, heading SE.
  17. 300 ftSharp left onto White Trail, heading SW.
  18. 0.4 miTurn right onto Highlands Trail, heading SW.
  19. 0.1 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

39% dirt61% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:23 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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