Purple & Yellow Dot Trail via Ford Road Trail (Red) is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Jonathan's Woods near Beach Glen, NJ. It is mostly level, with 142 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 21/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi522 – 669 ft2.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.93059, -74.47837
Nearest town Beach Glen, NJ
Directions
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Purple & Yellow Dot Trail via Ford Road Trail (Red)
2.2 mi · ▲ 142 ft · 48 min
Elevation 523–668 ft
Out & Back · Jonathan's Woods
Trailhead: 40.93059, -74.47837
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 76°F / low 63° · precip 3% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:26 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Purple, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Yellow Dot Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Ford Road Trail (Red), heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right onto White, heading NW.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Purple, heading NW.
- 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
74% dirt26% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 76°F63°
Precip3%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity71%
Rained 0.3″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 6:29 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:26 PM
Sun
71°61°
Mon
77°54°
Tue
80°57°
Wed
83°62°
Thu
79°63°
Fri
70°52°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~30 min). Leave by 6:36 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:06 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Hillcrest Trail (Blue)–Mud Hole Trail (Yellow), 3 sights 2.6 mi · ▲ 288 ft
- Little Bear Trail (Green)–Mud Hole Trail (Yellow), 3 sights 3.1 mi · ▲ 318 ft
- Splitrock Reservoir–Beach Glen Trail (Blue), 8 sights 15.9 mi · ▲ 1,904 ft
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