Hog Bog
2.2 mi · ▲ 87 ft · 47 min
Hog Bog is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Allaire State Park near Lower Squankum, NJ. It is mostly level, with 87 ft of elevation gain. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Hog Bog
2.2 mi · ▲ 87 ft · 47 min
Elevation 41–136 ft
Out & Back · Allaire State Park
Trailhead: 40.14709, -74.14812
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 78°F / low 68° · precip 4% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:24 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Orange-Blue, heading NE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto IMBA Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Orange, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Hog Bog, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto IMBA Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 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
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:04 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:24 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:51 PM.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
More from this trailhead
- Blue 2.1 mi · ▲ 90 ft
- Black (Tiger Woods) 2.1 mi · ▲ 90 ft
- Blue–Mountain Laurel Trail Loop, 3 sights 2.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Black (Tiger Woods) & Blue 3.2 mi · ▲ 56 ft
- Orange-Blue–Orange-White, 3 sights 3.3 mi · ▲ 165 ft
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