Highlands Trail–Red Trail, 4 sights

6.4 mi · ▲ 668 ft · 2 hr 28 min

Highlands Trail–Red Trail, 4 sights is a 6.4-mile out-and-back near Milton, NJ. It climbs 668 ft. It scores 68/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,155 – 1,329 ft6.7 mi

Getting there

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

Directions

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Highlands Trail–Red Trail, 4 sights

6.4 mi · ▲ 668 ft · 2 hr 28 min

Elevation 1,155–1,328 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. 350 ftBear left onto White/Highlands Trail, heading NW.
  5. 0.6 miTurn right onto Highlands Trail, heading NE.
  6. 0.6 miSharp right onto Red Trail, heading NE.
  7. 0.4 miTurn right onto Yellow Trail, heading NE.
  8. 0.3 miTurn right onto Charcoal Trail, heading SE.
  9. 250 ftContinue straight onto White Trail, heading SE.
  10. 0.7 miReach Highlands Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Charcoal Trail, heading NE.
  12. 250 ftTurn left onto Yellow Trail, heading NE.
  13. 0.3 miTurn left onto Red Trail, heading N.
  14. 0.4 miSharp left onto Highlands Trail, heading NE.
  15. 0.6 miTurn left onto White/Highlands Trail, heading SW.
  16. 0.6 miBear right onto Purple Dot Trail, heading SW.
  17. 350 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

33% dirt67% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:23 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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