Patriots' Path/Highlands Trail is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Stephens State Park near Saxton Falls, NJ. It climbs 547 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 33/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi614 – 1,155 ft · steepest grade: 20%4.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Patriots' Path/Highlands Trail 40.87186, -74.80569
Nearest town Saxton Falls, NJ
Directions
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Patriots' Path/Highlands Trail
3.9 mi · ▲ 547 ft · 1 hr 34 min
Elevation 614–1,156 ft
Out & Back · Stephens State Park
Trailhead: Patriots' Path/Highlands Trail · 40.87186, -74.80569
Weather Sep 5: Mostly clear, high 75°F / low 63° · precip 2% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:27 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Patriots' Path/Highlands Trail, heading N.
- 350 ftSharp right onto Orange Trail, heading SE.
- 0.6 miSharp right onto White Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Golden Trail Extension, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto White Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Golden Trail Extension, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto White Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Orange Trail, heading W.
- 0.6 miSharp left, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Patriots' Path/Highlands Trail, heading W.
- 250 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
4% dirt96% unspecified
Weather
Mostly clearTemperature 75°F63°
Precip2%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity74%
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°
Mon
77°55°
Tue
79°56°
Wed
83°62°
16%
Thu
80°64°
16%
Fri
71°49°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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