Berkshire Valley Wildlife Management Area
Purple & Red
5 mi · ▲ 877 ft · 2 hr 6 min
Purple & Red is a 5-mile out-and-back in Berkshire Valley Wildlife Management Area near Lake Hopatcong, NJ. It climbs 877 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 37/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi817 – 1,155 ft · steepest grade: 21%5.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.92792, -74.61389
Nearest town Lake Hopatcong, NJ
Directions
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Purple & Red
5 mi · ▲ 877 ft · 2 hr 6 min
Elevation 817–1,154 ft
Out & Back · Berkshire Valley Wildlife Management Area
Trailhead: 40.92792, -74.61389
Weather Sep 5: Light drizzle, high 74°F / low 62° · precip 4% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:26 PM
- Start on Orange, heading SW.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Red, heading W.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Purple, heading E.
- 0.8 miReach Red, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Red, heading N.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Orange, heading E.
- 0.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Light drizzleTemperature 74°F62°
Precip4%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity75%
Rained 0.2″ 2 days ago
Hourly temperature
75°60°
Sunrise 6:30 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:26 PM
Sun
70°60°
Mon
76°53°
Tue
80°55°
Wed
82°61°
15%
Thu
78°62°
15%
Fri
70°48°
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