Ogden Mine Railroad Trail & Red Trail
5.4 mi · ▲ 228 ft · 1 hr 55 min
Ogden Mine Railroad Trail & Red Trail is a 5.4-mile out-and-back near Milton, NJ. It is mostly level, with 228 ft of elevation gain. It scores 61/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi1,204 – 1,316 ft5.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Highlands Trail 41.01264, -74.56422
Nearest town Milton, NJ
Directions
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Ogden Mine Railroad Trail & Red Trail
5.4 mi · ▲ 228 ft · 1 hr 55 min
Elevation 1,203–1,316 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Highlands Trail · 41.01264, -74.56422
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:23 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Highlands Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto White Trail, heading NW.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Red Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Red / White Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Red Trail, heading NW.
- 0.9 miBear right onto Green Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Ogden Mine Railroad Trail, heading N.
- 0.7 miReach Red Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Green Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Red Trail, heading S.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Red / White Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Red Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto White Trail, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Highlands Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 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
38% gravel35% dirt27% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:23 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Highlands Trail Trailhead
- Red Trail & White Trail 2 mi · ▲ 171 ft
- Morris County High Point & Red Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 115 ft
- Purple Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 220 ft
- Saffin Pond & Pink Trail via Highlands Trail 3.2 mi · ▲ 280 ft
- Highlands Trail & White/Highlands Trail 4.5 mi · ▲ 396 ft
- Blue Trail–Highlands Trail, 4 sights 4.6 mi · ▲ 576 ft
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