NW Loop Trail (red)–Red square, 5 sights
4.3 mi · ▲ 518 ft · 1 hr 42 min
NW Loop Trail (red)–Red square, 5 sights is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Fiddler's Creek Preserve near Titusville, NJ. It climbs 518 ft. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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NW Loop Trail (red)–Red square, 5 sights
4.3 mi · ▲ 518 ft · 1 hr 42 min
Elevation 62–436 ft
Out & Back · Fiddler's Creek Preserve
Trailhead: yellow · 40.31147, -74.88354
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 79°F / low 68° · precip 3% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:27 PM
- Start on yellow, heading NW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Red square, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto blue square, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Summit Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Ridge Trail (white), heading NE.
- 450 ftSharp right onto NW Loop Trail (red), heading W.
- 0.2 miReach yellow, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Ridge Trail (white), heading S.
- 450 ftBear right onto Summit Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Summit trail - Blue square, heading S.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Red square, heading SE.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto yellow, heading NE.
- 0.4 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 0.4 mi in (~11 min). Leave by 6:56 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:53 PM — 1 min before dark.
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