High Point State Park
Iris Trail
4.6 mi · ▲ 248 ft · 1 hr 39 min
Iris Trail is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in High Point State Park near Colesville, NJ. It is mostly level, with 248 ft of elevation gain. It scores 48/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi1,260 – 1,421 ft4.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.29571, -74.66365
Nearest town Colesville, NJ
Directions
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Iris Trail
4.6 mi · ▲ 248 ft · 1 hr 39 min
Elevation 1,261–1,422 ft
Out & Back · High Point State Park
Trailhead: 41.29571, -74.66365
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:24 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 1.5 miContinue straight onto Iris Trail, heading SW.
- 0.7 miBear left onto Iris/Appalachian Trail, heading S.
- 300 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 300 ftBear right onto Iris Trail, heading NE.
- 2.2 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
2% dirt98% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:24 PM
More from this trailhead
- Iris Trail 4.5 mi · ▲ 248 ft
- Rutherford Shelter Trail 4.7 mi · ▲ 225 ft
- Sawmill Pond & Iris Trail 10.3 mi · ▲ 614 ft
- Fuller Trail–Iris Trail, 3 sights 11.6 mi · ▲ 672 ft
- Brink Pond–Ice Pond, 6 sights 11.7 mi · ▲ 1,463 ft
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