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Purple Trail is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Watchung Reservation near Scotch Plains, NJ. It climbs 252 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi223 – 384 ft2.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: White Trail 40.67015, -74.39070
Nearest town Scotch Plains, NJ

Directions

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Purple Trail

2.7 mi · ▲ 252 ft · 1 hr 2 min

Elevation 224–382 ft

Out & Back · Watchung Reservation

Trailhead: White Trail · 40.67015, -74.39070

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 77°F / low 65° · precip 1% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:25 PM

  1. Start on White Trail, heading W.
  2. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  3. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Sierra Trail, heading NE.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 50 ftBear left onto Purple Trail, heading NE.
  7. 0.5 miReach Purple Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.5 miBear right, heading NE.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right onto Sierra Trail, heading S.
  11. 0.4 miBear left onto White Trail, heading SW.
  12. 0.1 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

33% dirt4% gravel63% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 77°F65°
Precip1%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity73%
Rained 0.4″ 2 days ago (2.1″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°65°
Sunrise 6:29 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:25 PM
Sun 73°61°
Mon 81°61°
Tue 84°63°
Wed 86°67°
Thu 84°68°
Fri 75°59°

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