Highlands Spur Trail
4.1 mi · ▲ 498 ft · 1 hr 37 min
Highlands Spur Trail is a 4.1-mile out-and-back near Weldon, NJ. It climbs 498 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi984 – 1,194 ft · steepest grade: 17%4.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Ogden Mine Railroad Trail 41.00065, -74.58923
Nearest town Weldon, NJ
Directions
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Highlands Spur Trail
4.1 mi · ▲ 498 ft · 1 hr 37 min
Elevation 983–1,194 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Ogden Mine Railroad Trail · 41.00065, -74.58923
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:23 PM
- Start on Highlands Spur Trail, heading SW.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto Yellow/Highlands Spur Trail, heading S.
- 1 miReach Highlands Spur Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Highlands Spur Trail, heading N.
- 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
97% dirt3% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:23 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~39 min). Leave by 6:24 PM for the 7:23 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:15 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from Ogden Mine Railroad Trail Trailhead
- Yellow Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 140 ft
- Lake Shawnee via Yellow Trail 4.1 mi · ▲ 304 ft
- Waldon Road via Yellow Trail 5.1 mi · ▲ 367 ft
- Yellow Dot Trail & Yellow Trail 5.4 mi · ▲ 559 ft
- Yellow Trail 7.3 mi · ▲ 561 ft
- Unmaintained Woods Road via Yellow Trail 8.2 mi · ▲ 600 ft
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