Green Trail–Red Trail Loop, 3 sights
4.4 mi · ▲ 397 ft · 1 hr 40 min
Green Trail–Red Trail Loop, 3 sights is a 4.4-mile loop near Milton, NJ. It climbs 397 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 68/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi1,083 – 1,316 ft · steepest grade: 15%4.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Highlands Spur Trail 41.01441, -74.55735
Nearest town Milton, NJ
Directions
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Green Trail–Red Trail Loop, 3 sights
4.4 mi · ▲ 397 ft · 1 hr 40 min
Elevation 1,083–1,316 ft
Loop
Trailhead: Highlands Spur Trail · 41.01441, -74.55735
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:23 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Highlands Spur Trail, heading NW.
- 500 ftBear left onto Unmarked, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left onto White / Highlands Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto White Trail, heading W.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Red Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Red / White Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Red Trail, heading W.
- 0.9 miSharp left onto Green Trail, heading NW.
- 250 ftReach Red Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto White Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear right onto White Dot Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto White/Highlands Trail, heading SE.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto White / Highlands Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Unmarked, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Highlands Spur Trail, heading SW.
- 350 ftThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
64% dirt9% gravel27% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:23 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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