Purple Trail & Sierra Trail is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Watchung Reservation near Scotch Plains, NJ. It is mostly level, with 218 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi226 – 430 ft2.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: White Trail 40.67056, -74.39275
Nearest town Scotch Plains, NJ
Directions
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Purple Trail & Sierra Trail
2.7 mi · ▲ 218 ft · 1 hr 1 min
Elevation 226–431 ft
Out & Back · Watchung Reservation
Trailhead: White Trail · 40.67056, -74.39275
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 77°F / low 65° · precip 1% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:25 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on White Trail, heading NW.
- 250 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Sierra Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Purple / Yellow Trail, heading NE.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Purple Trail, heading NE.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Purple / White Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left onto Purple Trail, heading SW.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 350 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 250 ftBear left, heading S.
- 350 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.6 miSharp left onto Sierra Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left onto White Trail, heading E.
- 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
36% dirt2% gravel62% 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°
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from White Trail Trailhead
- Sierra Trail & Yellow Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 253 ft
- Purple Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 252 ft
- Seele–White Viewpoint, 5 lakes 3 mi · ▲ 284 ft
- Orange Trail & Sierra Trail 4.9 mi · ▲ 473 ft
- Orange Trail & Sierra Trail 5.1 mi · ▲ 504 ft
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