Orange Trail–Patriots' Path/Highlands Trail Loop, 4 sights is a 5-mile loop in Stephens State Park near Saxton Falls, NJ. It climbs 629 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 30/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi597 – 1,201 ft · steepest grade: 19%5.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Patriots' Path / Highlands Trail 40.88115, -74.80655
Nearest town Saxton Falls, NJ
Directions
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Orange Trail–Patriots' Path/Highlands Trail Loop, 4 sights
5 mi · ▲ 629 ft · 1 hr 59 min
Elevation 598–1,200 ft
Loop · Stephens State Park
Trailhead: Patriots' Path / Highlands Trail · 40.88115, -74.80655
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 75°F / low 64° · precip 2% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:27 PM
- Start on Patriots' Path / Highlands Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
- 450 ftBear left onto Red Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Orange Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto White Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Tally Ho, heading N.
- 250 ftReach Orange Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftTurn left onto White Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto xx, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto White Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Orange Trail, heading W.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Patriots' Path/Highlands Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Red Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Patriots' Path/Highlands Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Patriots' Path / Highlands Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
37% dirt63% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 75°F64°
Precip2%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity77%
Rained 0.3″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
75°60°
Sunrise 6:31 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:27 PM
Sun
72°60°
15%
Mon
77°55°
Tue
79°56°
Wed
83°62°
Thu
80°64°
Fri
71°49°
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