Readington Township Open Space
Packers Island–Buell Trail (Orange) / Yellow Trail, 6 sights
8.4 mi · ▲ 604 ft · 3 hr 6 min
Packers Island–Buell Trail (Orange) / Yellow Trail, 6 sights is an 8.4-mile out-and-back in Readington Township Open Space near Stanton, NJ. The route reaches Packers Island at the turnaround, 4.2 miles in. It climbs 604 ft. It scores 14/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Packers Island–Buell Trail (Orange) / Yellow Trail, 6 sights
8.4 mi · ▲ 604 ft · 3 hr 6 min
Elevation 114–477 ft
Out & Back · Readington Township Open Space
Trailhead: White Trail · 40.57386, -74.83096
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 78°F / low 67° · precip 1% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:27 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on White Trail, heading SW.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Yellow, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Buell Trail (Orange) / Yellow Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Buell Trail (Orange), heading SW.
- 1.6 miTurn right onto Readington Trail (Red), heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto River Trail (orange), heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Wings Lower Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Riverview Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miReach Packers Island, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Wings Lower Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto River Trail (orange), heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Readington Trail (Red), heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto Buell Trail (Orange), heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Buell Trail (Orange) / Yellow Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Yellow, heading NE.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto White Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 miArrive 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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- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from White Trail Trailhead
- Buell Trail (Orange) / Yellow Trail & White Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 372 ft
- Buell Trail (Orange) & White Trail 3.1 mi · ▲ 558 ft
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