Sparta Mountain Wildlife Management Area

Monument Trail–NJ Audubon Trail, 3 sights

2.7 mi · ▲ 271 ft · 1 hr 2 min

Monument Trail–NJ Audubon Trail, 3 sights is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Sparta Mountain Wildlife Management Area near Edison, NJ. It climbs 271 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 72/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,125 – 1,253 ft2.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Monument Trail 41.06349, -74.57061
Nearest town Edison, NJ

Directions

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Monument Trail–NJ Audubon Trail, 3 sights

2.7 mi · ▲ 271 ft · 1 hr 2 min

Elevation 1,127–1,254 ft

Out & Back · Sparta Mountain Wildlife Management Area

Trailhead: Monument Trail · 41.06349, -74.57061

Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:23 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Monument Trail, heading E.
  2. 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  3. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Woods Road, heading NE.
  4. 0.6 miTurn left onto NJ Audubon Trail, heading NE.
  5. 0.2 miReach Monument Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right onto Woods Road, heading S.
  7. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Monument Trail, heading SW.
  8. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  9. 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

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:23 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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