Fiddler's Creek Preserve

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.

Elevation

0 mi62 – 436 ft4.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: yellow 40.31147, -74.88354
Nearest town Titusville, NJ

Directions

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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

  1. Start on yellow, heading NW.
  2. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Red square, heading NW.
  3. 0.5 miTurn right onto blue square, heading N.
  4. 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
  5. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Summit Trail, heading W.
  6. 0.2 miBear left onto Ridge Trail (white), heading NE.
  7. 450 ftSharp right onto NW Loop Trail (red), heading W.
  8. 0.2 miReach yellow, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.2 miSharp left onto Ridge Trail (white), heading S.
  10. 450 ftBear right onto Summit Trail, heading S.
  11. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Summit trail - Blue square, heading S.
  12. 0.5 miBear left, heading SW.
  13. 0.4 miTurn left onto Red square, heading SE.
  14. 0.5 miContinue straight onto yellow, heading NE.
  15. 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.

Trail surface

1% gravel99% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 79°F68°
Precip3%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity66%
Rained 0.5″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°65°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:27 PM
Sun 72°63°
Mon 79°57°
Tue 82°59°
Wed 86°65°
Thu 84°66°
Fri 75°52°

Sunset

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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