Old Orchard Trail–Orange, 3 sights
3.5 mi · ▲ 364 ft · 1 hr 21 min
Old Orchard Trail–Orange, 3 sights is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Crystal Springs Preserve near Scrappy Corner, NJ. It climbs 364 ft. It scores 47/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi840 – 994 ft4.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.76471, -74.85611
Nearest town Scrappy Corner, NJ
Directions
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Old Orchard Trail–Orange, 3 sights
3.5 mi · ▲ 364 ft · 1 hr 21 min
Elevation 841–994 ft
Out & Back · Crystal Springs Preserve
Trailhead: 40.76471, -74.85611
Weather Sep 5: Light drizzle, high 74°F / low 63° · precip 2% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:27 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Orange, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 450 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 500 ftBear right onto Red Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto White, heading SE.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Old Orchard Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Unmarked, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Old Orchard Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Unmarked, heading NW.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Old Orchard Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 150 ftReach Orange, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Unmarked, heading W.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Old Orchard Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Unmarked, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Old Orchard Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto White, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Red Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
- 500 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.2 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
22% grass78% unspecified
Weather
Light drizzleTemperature 74°F63°
Precip2%Wind9 mphUV7Humidity72%
Rained 0.9″ 2 days ago (1.1″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
75°60°
Sunrise 6:31 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:27 PM
Sun
71°59°
Mon
77°54°
Tue
78°55°
Wed
82°61°
Thu
80°63°
Fri
71°48°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- White 2.2 mi · ▲ 138 ft
- Blue–Orange, 3 sights 4.1 mi · ▲ 442 ft
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