Highlands Trail & White/Highlands Trail

4.7 mi · ▲ 554 ft · 1 hr 51 min

Highlands Trail & White/Highlands Trail is a 4.7-mile out-and-back near Russia, NJ. It climbs 554 ft. It scores 67/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,011 – 1,309 ft5.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Lake Trail 41.03703, -74.54469
Nearest town Russia, NJ

Directions

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Highlands Trail & White/Highlands Trail

4.7 mi · ▲ 554 ft · 1 hr 51 min

Elevation 1,010–1,307 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Lake Trail · 41.03703, -74.54469

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

  1. Start on Lake Trail, heading SW.
  2. 0.1 miSharp left, heading SE.
  3. 150 ftSharp right onto Yellow Trail, heading W.
  4. 0.3 miBear right onto Violet Trail, heading SW.
  5. 0.3 miTurn left onto Highlands Trail, heading W.
  6. 0.7 miTurn left onto White/Highlands Trail, heading NW.
  7. 0.6 miBear right onto Purple Dot Trail, heading S.
  8. 300 ftSharp left onto White Trail, heading SW.
  9. 0.4 miReach Highlands Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.4 miSharp right onto Purple Dot Trail, heading N.
  11. 350 ftBear left onto White/Highlands Trail, heading N.
  12. 0.6 miTurn right onto Highlands Trail, heading W.
  13. 0.7 miTurn right onto Violet Trail, heading NE.
  14. 0.3 miBear left onto Yellow Trail, heading E.
  15. 0.3 miSharp left, heading NE.
  16. 150 ftSharp right onto Lake Trail, heading NE.
  17. 450 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

39% dirt61% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:23 PM

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