Paulinskill Valley Trail is a 5-mile out-and-back in White Lake Natural Resource Area near Paulina, NJ. It is mostly level, with 83 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 11/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi348 – 453 ft5.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.97878, -74.94443
Nearest town Paulina, NJ
Directions
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Paulinskill Valley Trail
5 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 1 hr 42 min
Elevation 347–452 ft
Out & Back · White Lake Natural Resource Area
Trailhead: 40.97878, -74.94443
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 77°F / low 64° · precip 2% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Paulinskill Valley Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 1.1 miBear right, heading NE.
- 1 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Ridge & Valley Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Paulinskill Valley Trail, heading SE.
- 1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 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
94% dirt6% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 77°F64°
Precip2%Wind1 mphUV6Humidity71%
Rained 0.3″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 6:31 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:28 PM
Sun
73°61°
Mon
78°53°
Tue
82°55°
Wed
85°63°
17%
Thu
81°64°
17%
Fri
72°48°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
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