Lewis Morris County Park

Lewis Morris County Park Beach & Pink Dot Trail via Orange Trail

4.3 mi · ▲ 404 ft · 1 hr 38 min

Lewis Morris County Park Beach & Pink Dot Trail via Orange Trail is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Lewis Morris County Park near Glen Alpin, NJ. The route reaches Lewis Morris County Park Beach at the turnaround, 2.1 miles in. It climbs 404 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 51/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi463 – 607 ft4.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Patriots' Path (Blue) 40.76928, -74.53386
Nearest town Glen Alpin, NJ

Directions

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Lewis Morris County Park Beach & Pink Dot Trail via Orange Trail

4.3 mi · ▲ 404 ft · 1 hr 38 min

Elevation 462–607 ft

Out & Back · Lewis Morris County Park

Trailhead: Patriots' Path (Blue) · 40.76928, -74.53386

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 76°F / low 64° · precip 1% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:26 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Yellow Trail/Patriots' Path (Blue), heading W.
  2. 50 ftTurn right onto Aqueduct Loop Trail/Patriots' Path (Blue), heading W.
  3. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Aqueduct Loop/Orange/Patriots' Path Trail (Blue), heading NW.
  4. 300 ftBear left onto Orange Trail/Patriots' Path (Blue), heading N.
  5. 0.4 miSharp right onto Grand Loop Trail/Patriots' Path (Blue), heading W.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left onto Patriots' Path (Blue), heading N.
  7. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Orange Trail, heading NW.
  8. 50 ftTurn left onto Patriots' Path (Blue), heading NW.
  9. 450 ftSharp left onto Red Trail, heading NW.
  10. 0.3 miTurn right onto Pink Dot Trail, heading W.
  11. 0.2 miTurn right onto Yellow Trail, heading NW.
  12. 250 ftTurn left onto White Trail, heading NW.
  13. 200 ftTurn right onto Yellow Trail, heading N.
  14. 0.6 miReach Lewis Morris County Park Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 0.6 miTurn left onto White Trail, heading S.
  16. 150 ftTurn right onto Yellow Trail, heading E.
  17. 250 ftTurn left onto Pink Dot Trail, heading E.
  18. 0.2 miTurn left onto Red Trail, heading SE.
  19. 0.3 miSharp right onto Patriots' Path (Blue), heading NE.
  20. 450 ftTurn right onto Orange Trail, heading NE.
  21. 50 ftContinue straight onto Patriots' Path (Blue), heading NE.
  22. 0.1 miTurn right onto Grand Loop Trail/Patriots' Path (Blue), heading S.
  23. 0.2 miSharp left onto Patriots' Path (Blue), heading S.
  24. 0.4 miBear right onto Aqueduct Loop/Orange/Patriots' Path Trail (Blue), heading SE.
  25. 350 ftContinue straight onto Aqueduct Loop Trail/Patriots' Path (Blue), heading S.
  26. 0.1 miTurn left onto Yellow Trail/Patriots' Path (Blue), heading SE.
  27. 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

77% dirt23% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 76°F64°
Precip1%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity69%
Rained 0.4″ 2 days ago (0.5″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 6:30 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:26 PM
Sun 71°62°
Mon 78°57°
Tue 81°60°
Wed 84°64°
Thu 81°65°
Fri 72°55°

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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