Patriots' Path/Highlands Trail is a 5.8-mile out-and-back in Stephens State Park near Saxton Falls, NJ. It climbs 1,018 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade. It scores 22/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi571 – 1,161 ft · steepest grade: 26%6.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.87838, -74.78174
Nearest town Saxton Falls, NJ
Directions
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Patriots' Path/Highlands Trail
5.8 mi · ▲ 1,018 ft · 2 hr 27 min
Elevation 570–1,160 ft
Out & Back · Stephens State Park
Trailhead: 40.87838, -74.78174
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:27 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 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 SW.
- 0.6 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Patriots' Path/Highlands Trail, heading W.
- 1.4 miReach Patriots' Path/Highlands Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.4 miSharp right onto Orange Trail, heading NE.
- 0.6 miSharp right onto White Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 350 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
48% dirt52% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 7:27 PM
More from this trailhead
- White Trail Loop 1.9 mi · ▲ 113 ft
- "THE" Golden Trail Loop 2 mi · ▲ 84 ft
- White Trail Loop 2.2 mi · ▲ 197 ft
- The Plunge Loop via White Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 344 ft
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