Old Camp Road Trail–Outer Loop Trail, 3 sights
7.7 mi · ▲ 501 ft · 2 hr 49 min
Old Camp Road Trail–Outer Loop Trail, 3 sights is a 7.7-mile out-and-back in Lewis Morris County Park near Brookside, NJ. It climbs 501 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 44/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Old Camp Road Trail–Outer Loop Trail, 3 sights
7.7 mi · ▲ 501 ft · 2 hr 49 min
Elevation 422–607 ft
Out & Back · Lewis Morris County Park
Trailhead: 40.78127, -74.56858
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 76°F / low 64° · precip 2% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:26 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 500 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Yellow Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto White Trail, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Yellow Trail, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Pink Dot Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Red Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Patriots' Path (Blue), heading NE.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Orange Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Patriots' Path (Blue), heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Grand Loop Trail/Patriots' Path (Blue), heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Patriots' Path (Blue), heading S.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Aqueduct Loop/Orange/Patriots' Path Trail (Blue), heading S.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Aqueduct Loop Trail/Patriots' Path (Blue), heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Yellow Trail/Patriots' Path (Blue), heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Patriots' Path (Blue), heading S.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Blue Trail/Patriots' Path (Blue), heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Grand Loop Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Old Camp Road Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Outer Loop Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftReach Pink Dot Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Old Camp Road Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Grand Loop Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left onto Blue Trail/Patriots' Path (Blue), heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Patriots' Path (Blue), heading W.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Yellow Trail/Patriots' Path (Blue), heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Aqueduct Loop Trail/Patriots' Path (Blue), heading NW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Aqueduct Loop/Orange/Patriots' Path Trail (Blue), heading NW.
- 300 ftBear left onto Orange Trail/Patriots' Path (Blue), heading NW.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Grand Loop Trail/Patriots' Path (Blue), heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Patriots' Path (Blue), heading NW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Orange Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Patriots' Path (Blue), heading W.
- 450 ftSharp left onto Red Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Pink Dot Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Yellow Trail, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn left onto White Trail, heading SW.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Yellow Trail, heading SW.
- 1.4 miSharp right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 350 ftArrive 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~25 min). Leave by 6:41 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:06 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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