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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 250 ftSharp left onto White/Highlands Trail, heading SE.
  3. 0.3 miBear right onto Purple Dot Trail, heading SW.
  4. 300 ftBear right onto White Trail, heading W.
  5. 0.5 miTurn right onto Red / White Trail, heading W.
  6. 50 ftTurn left onto Red Trail, heading W.
  7. 0.9 miSharp left onto Green Trail, heading NW.
  8. 250 ftBear right onto Powerline Trail, heading N.
  9. 0.8 miBear right onto Weldon Brook/Highlands Trail, heading S.
  10. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  11. 150 ftContinue straight onto Tigers Blood, heading NW.
  12. 50 ftReach White Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 200 ftTurn right onto Weldon Brook/Highlands Trail, heading NW.
  14. 0.3 miBear left onto Powerline Trail, heading SE.
  15. 0.8 miBear left onto Green Trail, heading NE.
  16. 250 ftSharp right onto Red Trail, heading E.
  17. 0.9 miTurn right onto Red / White Trail, heading S.
  18. 50 ftTurn left onto White Trail, heading S.
  19. 0.5 miBear left onto Purple Dot Trail, heading NE.
  20. 350 ftBear left onto White/Highlands Trail, heading E.
  21. 0.3 miSharp right, heading N.
  22. 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

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