Morris County High Point–Blue Heron Lake, 6 sights

5.8 mi · ▲ 308 ft · 2 hr 5 min

Morris County High Point–Blue Heron Lake, 6 sights is a 5.8-mile out-and-back near Mahola, NJ. The route passes Blue Heron Lake before reaching Morris County High Point at the turnaround, 2.9 miles in. It climbs 308 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 41/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi1,145 – 1,355 ft6.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Orange/Highlands Trail 41.01593, -74.61429
Nearest town Mahola, NJ

Directions

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Morris County High Point–Blue Heron Lake, 6 sights

5.8 mi · ▲ 308 ft · 2 hr 5 min

Elevation 1,146–1,353 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Orange/Highlands Trail · 41.01593, -74.61429

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Orange/Highlands Trail, heading E.
  2. 0.2 miPass Blue Heron Lake.
  3. 150 ftBear left onto Tiger Blood, heading N.
  4. 50 ftTurn left onto Orange/Highlands Trail, heading N.
  5. 0.5 miTurn left onto Orange Trail, heading NE.
  6. 1.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  7. 100 ftContinue straight onto Green Trail, heading E.
  8. 0.3 miBear left onto Red Trail, heading S.
  9. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Red Dot Trail, heading E.
  10. 250 ftBear right onto White Trail, heading NE.
  11. 50 ftReach Morris County High Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 50 ftBear left onto Red Dot Trail, heading NE.
  13. 250 ftContinue straight onto Red Trail, heading NE.
  14. 0.7 miBear right onto Green Trail, heading N.
  15. 0.3 miTurn left onto Orange Trail, heading N.
  16. 1.2 miTurn right onto Orange/Highlands Trail, heading SW.
  17. 0.5 miTurn right onto Tiger Blood, heading W.
  18. 50 ftBear right onto Orange/Highlands Trail, heading W.
  19. 0.2 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

65% dirt11% gravel24% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:23 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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