Hillcrest Trail (Blue)–Mud Hole Trail (Yellow), 3 sights is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in Jonathan's Woods near Meriden, NJ. It climbs 303 ft. It scores 44/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi528 – 853 ft4.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Orange 40.94300, -74.46343
Nearest town Meriden, NJ
Directions
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Hillcrest Trail (Blue)–Mud Hole Trail (Yellow), 3 sights
4.1 mi · ▲ 303 ft · 1 hr 31 min
Elevation 527–853 ft
Out & Back · Jonathan's Woods
Trailhead: Orange · 40.94300, -74.46343
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 76°F / low 63° · precip 3% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:26 PM
- Start on Orange, heading SE.
- 1.4 miTurn right onto Ford Road Trail (Red), heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Hillcrest Trail (Yellow), heading S.
- 350 ftBear right onto Mud Hole Trail (Yellow), heading S.
- 50 ftBear left onto Hillcrest Trail (Blue), heading S.
- 0.4 miReach Orange, 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 N.
- 350 ftBear right onto Ford Road Trail (Red), heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Orange, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 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
37% dirt63% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 76°F63°
Precip3%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity71%
Rained 0.3″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 6:29 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:26 PM
Sun
70°61°
Mon
77°54°
Tue
80°56°
Wed
84°62°
Thu
79°63°
Fri
70°52°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.0 mi in (~57 min). Leave by 6:08 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:30 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from Orange Trailhead
- Orange band trail & Orange via Ford Road Trail (Red) 4.5 mi · ▲ 367 ft
- Ford Road Trail (Red)–Orange, 3 sights 5.1 mi · ▲ 278 ft
- Hillcrest Trail (Blue)–Mud Hole Trail (Yellow), 3 sights 5.5 mi · ▲ 476 ft
- Orange band trail & Orange via Ford Road Trail (Red) 5.9 mi · ▲ 538 ft
- Little Bear Trail (Green) & Orange via Ford Road Trail (Red) 6.1 mi · ▲ 546 ft
- Ford Road Trail (Red)–Orange, 3 sights 6.3 mi · ▲ 449 ft
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