Morristown National Historical Park
Lewis Morris County Park Beach–Aqueduct Loop Trail, 5 sights
10.4 mi · ▲ 1,249 ft · 4 hr 5 min
Lewis Morris County Park Beach–Aqueduct Loop Trail, 5 sights is a 10.4-mile out-and-back in Morristown National Historical Park near Van Dorans Mills, NJ. The route reaches Lewis Morris County Park Beach at the turnaround, 5.2 miles in. It climbs 1,249 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 36/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Lewis Morris County Park Beach–Aqueduct Loop Trail, 5 sights
10.4 mi · ▲ 1,249 ft · 4 hr 5 min
Elevation 324–689 ft
Out & Back · Morristown National Historical Park
Trailhead: 40.73804, -74.55514
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 76°F / low 64° · precip 1% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:26 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Dogwood Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Habitat Health Interpretive Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto Sanctuary Driveway, heading N.
- 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear left onto Dogwood Spur Trail, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Dogwood Trail, heading N.
- 450 ftBear left onto River Trail, heading NW.
- 250 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Passaic River Trail/Patriots' Path, heading NE.
- 0.7 miSharp left onto Grand Loop Trail, heading NE.
- 1.2 miTurn right onto Aqueduct Loop Trail, heading NE.
- 300 ftBear right onto Yellow Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Orange Trail/Patriots' Path (Blue), heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Grand Loop Trail/Patriots' Path (Blue), heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Patriots' Path (Blue), heading W.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Orange Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Patriots' Path (Blue), heading N.
- 450 ftSharp left onto Red Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Pink Dot Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Yellow Trail, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn left onto White Trail, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Yellow Trail, heading NW.
- 0.6 miReach Lewis Morris County Park Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto White Trail, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Yellow Trail, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Pink Dot Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Red Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Patriots' Path (Blue), heading N.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Orange Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Patriots' Path (Blue), heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Grand Loop Trail/Patriots' Path (Blue), heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Patriots' Path (Blue), heading NE.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Yellow Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Aqueduct Loop Trail, heading SW.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Grand Loop Trail, heading SW.
- 1.2 miSharp right onto Passaic River Trail/Patriots' Path, heading SW.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto River Trail, heading SW.
- 250 ftBear right onto Dogwood Trail, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Dogwood Spur Trail, heading S.
- 450 ftBear right onto Sanctuary Driveway, heading SW.
- 450 ftBear right onto Habitat Health Interpretive Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Dogwood Trail, heading SE.
- 250 ftBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left onto Dogwood TrailPatriots' Path, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive 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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- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Carriage Road Trail–Dogwood Trail, 3 sights 3 mi · ▲ 677 ft
- Grand Loop Trail/Patriots' Path & Passaic River Trail/Patriots' Path 4.1 mi · ▲ 692 ft
- Cat Swamp Pond–Aqueduct Loop Trail, 11 sights 8.8 mi · ▲ 1,326 ft
- Aqueduct Loop Trail–Blue Trail, 5 sights 10.2 mi · ▲ 1,255 ft
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