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Washington Crossing State Park

Red Dot Trail

2 mi · ▲ 164 ft · 45 min

Red Dot Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back in Washington Crossing State Park near Bear Tavern, NJ. It is mostly level, with 164 ft of elevation gain. It scores 33/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi118 – 207 ft2.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.31126, -74.85168
Nearest town Bear Tavern, NJ
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Red Dot Trail

2 mi · ▲ 164 ft · 45 min

Elevation 118–208 ft

Out & Back · Washington Crossing State Park

Trailhead: 40.31126, -74.85168

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 79°F / low 68° · precip 3% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  4. 0.1 miSharp right onto Continental Lane Trail, heading W.
  5. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Yellow Dot Trail, heading W.
  6. 150 ftSharp right, heading N.
  7. 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
  8. 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
  9. 50 ftTurn right onto Blue Dot Trail, heading N.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left onto Trail Connector, heading N.
  11. 100 ftBear right onto Red Dot Trail, heading N.
  12. 0.1 miTurn left onto Orange Trail, heading NW.
  13. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  14. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  15. 150 ftContinue straight onto Red Dot Trail, heading NE.
  16. 450 ftBear left onto Trail Connector, heading SE.
  17. 100 ftTurn right onto Blue Dot Trail, heading S.
  18. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  19. 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  20. 350 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  21. 50 ftSharp left onto Yellow Dot Trail, heading S.
  22. 150 ftContinue straight onto Continental Lane Trail, heading E.
  23. 0.2 miSharp left, heading E.
  24. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  25. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  26. 100 ftArrive 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/red-dot-trail-out-back-3-km-6408

Trail surface

3% paved97% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 79°F68°
Precip3%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity69%
Rained 0.5″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°65°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:27 PM
Sun 72°63°
Mon 79°57°
Tue 82°59°
Wed 86°64°
Thu 84°65°
Fri 75°52°

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