Hillcrest Trail (Blue)–Mud Hole Trail (Yellow), 3 sights
2.6 mi · ▲ 288 ft · 1 hr 1 min
Hillcrest Trail (Blue)–Mud Hole Trail (Yellow), 3 sights is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Jonathan's Woods near Beach Glen, NJ. It climbs 288 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 26/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Hillcrest Trail (Blue)–Mud Hole Trail (Yellow), 3 sights
2.6 mi · ▲ 288 ft · 1 hr 1 min
Elevation 551–853 ft
Out & Back · Jonathan's Woods
Trailhead: White · 40.92854, -74.47760
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 76°F / low 63° · precip 3% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:26 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Yellow Dot Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miSharp left onto Ford Road Trail (Red), heading NE.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Hillcrest Trail (Yellow), heading S.
- 350 ftBear right onto Mud Hole Trail (Yellow), heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Hillcrest Trail (Blue), heading SW.
- 0.4 miReach Yellow Dot Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Mud Hole Trail (Yellow), heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto Hillcrest Trail (Yellow), heading NE.
- 400 ftSharp left onto Ford Road Trail (Red), heading N.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Yellow Dot Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~38 min). Leave by 6:27 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:11 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from White Trailhead
- Purple & Yellow Dot Trail via Ford Road Trail (Red) 2.2 mi · ▲ 142 ft
- Little Bear Trail (Green)–Mud Hole Trail (Yellow), 3 sights 3.1 mi · ▲ 318 ft
- Splitrock Reservoir–Beach Glen Trail (Blue), 8 sights 15.9 mi · ▲ 1,904 ft
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