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Sparta Mountain Wildlife Management Area

Highlands Trail–Ogden Mine Railroad Trail, 3 sights

9.9 mi · ▲ 1,064 ft · 3 hr 50 min

Highlands Trail–Ogden Mine Railroad Trail, 3 sights is a 9.9-mile out-and-back in Sparta Mountain Wildlife Management Area near Mahola, NJ. It climbs 1,064 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 61/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi942 – 1,309 ft · steepest grade: 21%10.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Ogden Mine Railroad Trail 41.03423, -74.58584
Nearest town Mahola, NJ
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Highlands Trail–Ogden Mine Railroad Trail, 3 sights

9.9 mi · ▲ 1,064 ft · 3 hr 50 min

Elevation 943–1,307 ft

Out & Back · Sparta Mountain Wildlife Management Area

Trailhead: Ogden Mine Railroad Trail · 41.03423, -74.58584

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

  1. Start on Ogden Mine Railroad Trail, heading SW.
  2. 0.7 miBear left onto Green Trail, heading SE.
  3. 0.7 miTurn left onto White Trail, heading NE.
  4. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Highlands Trail, heading E.
  5. 0.8 miTurn right onto Blue/Highlands Trail, heading N.
  6. 100 ftTurn left onto Highlands Trail, heading N.
  7. 1.6 miBear right onto Unmarked Trail, heading N.
  8. 0.4 miReach Ogden Mine Railroad Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
  10. 1.6 miTurn right onto Blue/Highlands Trail, heading S.
  11. 100 ftTurn left onto Highlands Trail, heading S.
  12. 0.8 miContinue straight onto White Trail, heading SW.
  13. 0.7 miTurn right onto Green Trail, heading SW.
  14. 0.7 miBear right onto Ogden Mine Railroad Trail, heading NW.
  15. 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/highlands-trail-highlands-trail-out-back-4-sights-16-km

Trail surface

37% dirt14% gravel49% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:23 PM

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