Powerline Trail–Red Trail, 3 sights
6.1 mi · ▲ 335 ft · 2 hr 12 min
Powerline Trail–Red Trail, 3 sights is a 6.1-mile out-and-back near Milton, NJ. It climbs 335 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 58/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi1,155 – 1,316 ft6.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.02361, -74.56134
Nearest town Milton, NJ
Directions
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Powerline Trail–Red Trail, 3 sights
6.1 mi · ▲ 335 ft · 2 hr 12 min
Elevation 1,155–1,316 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.02361, -74.56134
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:23 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 250 ftSharp left onto White/Highlands Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Purple Dot Trail, heading SW.
- 300 ftBear right onto White Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Red / White Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Red Trail, heading W.
- 0.9 miSharp left onto Green Trail, heading NW.
- 250 ftBear right onto Powerline Trail, heading N.
- 0.8 miBear right onto Weldon Brook/Highlands Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Tigers Blood, heading NW.
- 50 ftReach White Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Weldon Brook/Highlands Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Powerline Trail, heading SE.
- 0.8 miBear left onto Green Trail, heading NE.
- 250 ftSharp right onto Red Trail, heading E.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Red / White Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto White Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Purple Dot Trail, heading NE.
- 350 ftBear left onto White/Highlands Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading N.
- 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
73% dirt2% gravel25% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:23 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- White/Highlands Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 193 ft
- White/Highlands Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 194 ft
- Highlands Trail 3.4 mi · ▲ 289 ft
- Green Trail–Red Trail Loop, 3 sights 3.6 mi · ▲ 230 ft
- Green Trail–Highlands Trail, 3 sights 4 mi · ▲ 369 ft
- Ogden Mine Railroad Trail 4.4 mi · ▲ 141 ft
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