Orange Trail
2 mi · ▲ 227 ft · 47 min
Orange Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back in Jockey Hollow Area near Glen Alpin, NJ. It is mostly level, with 227 ft of elevation gain. It scores 57/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi463 – 607 ft2.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Patriots' Path (Blue) 40.76928, -74.53386
Nearest town Glen Alpin, NJ
Directions
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Orange Trail
2 mi · ▲ 227 ft · 47 min
Elevation 462–607 ft
Out & Back · Jockey Hollow Area
Trailhead: Patriots' Path (Blue) · 40.76928, -74.53386
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 76°F / low 64° · precip 1% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:26 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Yellow Trail/Patriots' Path (Blue), heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Aqueduct Loop Trail/Patriots' Path (Blue), heading W.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Aqueduct Loop/Orange/Patriots' Path Trail (Blue), heading NW.
- 300 ftBear left onto Orange Trail/Patriots' Path (Blue), heading N.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Grand Loop Trail/Patriots' Path (Blue), heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Patriots' Path (Blue), heading N.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Orange Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Patriots' Path (Blue), heading NW.
- 450 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 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 S.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Patriots' Path (Blue), heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Aqueduct Loop/Orange/Patriots' Path Trail (Blue), heading S.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Aqueduct Loop Trail/Patriots' Path (Blue), heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Yellow Trail/Patriots' Path (Blue), heading SE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
51% dirt49% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 76°F64°
Precip1%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity69%
Rained 0.4″ 2 days ago (0.5″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 6:30 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:26 PM
Sun
71°62°
Mon
78°57°
Tue
81°60°
Wed
84°64°
Thu
81°65°
Fri
72°55°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Patriots' Path (Blue) Trailhead
- Orange Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 227 ft
- Lewis Morris County Park Beach & Pink Dot Trail via Orange Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 404 ft
- Dogwood Trail–Grand Loop Trail/Patriots' Path, 4 sights 5.4 mi · ▲ 611 ft
- Grand Loop Trail/Patriots' Path–New Jersey Brigade Trail/Patriots' Path, 4 sights 6.3 mi · ▲ 960 ft
- Carriage Road Trail–Grand Loop Trail/Patriots' Path, 4 sights 6.7 mi · ▲ 971 ft
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