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Dismal Harmony Natural Area

Randolph Trails & Yellow Trail / Patriots' Path

6.5 mi · ▲ 901 ft · 2 hr 37 min

Randolph Trails & Yellow Trail / Patriots' Path is a 6.5-mile out-and-back in Dismal Harmony Natural Area near Brookside, NJ. It climbs 901 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 36/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi404 – 971 ft · steepest grade: 20%6.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Patriots' Path 40.79580, -74.56022
Nearest town Brookside, NJ
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Randolph Trails & Yellow Trail / Patriots' Path

6.5 mi · ▲ 901 ft · 2 hr 37 min

Elevation 403–971 ft

Out & Back · Dismal Harmony Natural Area

Trailhead: Patriots' Path · 40.79580, -74.56022

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 77°F / low 64° · precip 2% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:26 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Patriots' Path, heading N.
  2. 0.8 miBear right onto Yellow Trail / Patriots' Path, heading SW.
  3. 0.3 miBear right onto Yellow Trail, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftBear left onto Patriots' Path, heading NW.
  5. 1.5 miTurn right onto Randolph Trails/Patriots' Path (Blue), heading NW.
  6. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Randolph Trails, heading N.
  7. 0.5 miReach Yellow Trail / Patriots' Path, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Randolph Trails/Patriots' Path (Blue), heading S.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left onto Patriots' Path, heading SW.
  10. 1.5 miBear right onto Yellow Trail, heading SE.
  11. 50 ftBear left onto Yellow Trail / Patriots' Path, heading SE.
  12. 0.3 miBear left onto Patriots' Path, heading E.
  13. 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/randolph-trails-yellow-trail-patriots-path-out-back-10-km-18a0

Trail surface

80% dirt19% gravel1% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 77°F64°
Precip2%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity72%
Rained 0.3″ 2 days ago (0.4″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 6:30 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:26 PM
Sun 72°62°
Mon 79°58°
Tue 82°61°
Wed 84°65°
Thu 82°66°
Fri 73°55°

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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