NW Loop Trail (red)–Pleasant Valley Trail (white), 5 sights is a 5.8-mile out-and-back in Ted Stiles Preserve at Baldpate Mountain near Moore, NJ. It climbs 732 ft. It scores 22/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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NW Loop Trail (red)–Pleasant Valley Trail (white), 5 sights
5.8 mi · ▲ 732 ft · 2 hr 18 min
Elevation 62–436 ft
Out & Back · Ted Stiles Preserve at Baldpate Mountain
Trailhead: Pleasant Valley Trail (white) · 40.33502, -74.89930
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 79°F / low 68° · precip 4% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:27 PM
- Start on Pleasant Valley Trail (white), heading E.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto NW Loop Trail (red), heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Ridge Trail (white), heading E.
- 450 ftBear right onto Summit Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Summit trail - Blue square, heading SW.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Red square, heading E.
- 0.5 miReach Pleasant Valley Trail (white), then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto blue square, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Summit Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Ridge Trail (white), heading N.
- 450 ftSharp right onto NW Loop Trail (red), heading NE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Pleasant Valley Trail (white), heading W.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.5 miArrive 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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The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.9 mi in (~81 min). Leave by 5:46 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:04 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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