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
- Start on Lake Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 150 ftSharp right onto Yellow Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Violet Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Highlands Trail, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto White/Highlands Trail, heading NW.
- 0.6 miBear right onto Purple Dot Trail, heading S.
- 300 ftSharp left onto White Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miReach Highlands Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Purple Dot Trail, heading N.
- 350 ftBear left onto White/Highlands Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Highlands Trail, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Violet Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Yellow Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 150 ftSharp right onto Lake Trail, heading NE.
- 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
More from Lake Trail Trailhead
- Green Trail–Highlands Trail, 3 sights 8.6 mi · ▲ 537 ft
- Arapho Trail–Blue Half Moon Trail, 4 sights 9.5 mi · ▲ 652 ft
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