Readington Township Open Space
Packers Island–Buell Trail (Orange) / Yellow Trail, 5 sights
8.7 mi · ▲ 668 ft · 3 hr 14 min
Packers Island–Buell Trail (Orange) / Yellow Trail, 5 sights is an 8.7-mile out-and-back in Readington Township Open Space near Rowland Mills, NJ. The route reaches Packers Island. It climbs 668 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade. It scores 14/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Packers Island–Buell Trail (Orange) / Yellow Trail, 5 sights
8.7 mi · ▲ 668 ft · 3 hr 14 min
Elevation 114–550 ft
Out & Back · Readington Township Open Space
Trailhead: 40.55223, -74.85127
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 79°F / low 68° · precip 1% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:27 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Riverview Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Packers Island.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Wings Lower Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto River Trail (orange), heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Readington Trail (Red), heading E.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto Buell Trail (Orange), heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Buell Trail (Orange) / Yellow Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Buell Trail (Orange) / White / Yellow Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Buell Trail (Orange), heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Buell Trail (Orange) / White Trail, heading W.
- 350 ftBear left onto Buell Trail (Orange), heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Blue, heading N.
- 450 ftReach Packers Island, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 450 ftBear right onto Buell Trail (Orange), heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Buell Trail (Orange) / White Trail, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Buell Trail (Orange), heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Buell Trail (Orange) / White / Yellow Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Buell Trail (Orange) / Yellow Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Buell Trail (Orange), heading S.
- 1.6 miTurn right onto Readington Trail (Red), heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto River Trail (orange), heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Wings Lower Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Riverview Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 350 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Packers Island–River Trail (orange), 3 sights 2.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Buell Trail (Orange)–Readington Trail (Red), 3 sights 7.5 mi · ▲ 244 ft
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