AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Highlands Trail–Pink Dot Trail, 4 sights

4.5 mi · ▲ 469 ft · 1 hr 44 min

Highlands Trail–Pink Dot Trail, 4 sights is a 4.5-mile out-and-back near Weldon, NJ. It climbs 469 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 57/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,007 – 1,293 ft4.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Pink Dot Trail 41.01346, -74.57707
Nearest town Weldon, NJ
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Highlands Trail–Pink Dot Trail, 4 sights

4.5 mi · ▲ 469 ft · 1 hr 44 min

Elevation 1,006–1,293 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Pink Dot Trail · 41.01346, -74.57707

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

  1. Start on Pink Dot Trail, heading S.
  2. 0.5 miSharp left onto Yellow/Highlands Trail, heading NE.
  3. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Pink Trail, heading E.
  4. 0.3 miTurn right onto Highlands Trail, heading S.
  5. 0.5 miTurn left onto Yellow Trail, heading SW.
  6. 0.5 miBear right onto Blue Dot Trail, heading SE.
  7. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Blue Trail, heading W.
  8. 1.5 miTurn right onto Yellow/Highlands Trail, heading N.
  9. 0.2 miBear left onto Pink Dot Trail, heading NE.
  10. 0.5 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-pink-dot-trail-out-back-4-sights-7-km

Trail surface

89% dirt11% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:23 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~41 min). Leave by 6:22 PM for the 7:23 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:22 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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