Patriots' Path & West Morris Greenway
5.2 mi · ▲ 259 ft · 1 hr 52 min
Patriots' Path & West Morris Greenway is a 5.2-mile out-and-back near Succasunna, NJ. It climbs 259 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 18/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Patriots' Path & West Morris Greenway
5.2 mi · ▲ 259 ft · 1 hr 52 min
Elevation 696–945 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.85320, -74.63743
Weather Sep 5: Mostly clear, high 76°F / low 63° · precip 2% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:26 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto West Morris Greenway, heading S.
- 1.8 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Patriots' Path, heading E.
- 0.5 miReach West Morris Greenway, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto West Morris Greenway, heading NE.
- 1.8 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.1 mi in (~54 min). Leave by 6:12 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:33 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- West Morris Greenway 4.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Patriots' Path (White)–West Morris Greenway / Patriots' Path, 3 sights 11.1 mi · ▲ 239 ft
- West Morris Greenway / Patriots' Path & West Morris Greenway 11.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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