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
- Start on Monument Trail, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Woods Road, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto NJ Audubon Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miReach Monument Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Woods Road, heading S.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Monument Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 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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- Audubon Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 257 ft
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