AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Washington Crossing State Park

Red Dot Trail

2.7 mi · ▲ 172 ft · 59 min

Red Dot Trail is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Washington Crossing State Park near Bear Tavern, NJ. It is mostly level, with 172 ft of elevation gain. It scores 35/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi115 – 230 ft2.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.31535, -74.85258
Nearest town Bear Tavern, NJ
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Red Dot Trail

2.7 mi · ▲ 172 ft · 59 min

Elevation 114–231 ft

Out & Back · Washington Crossing State Park

Trailhead: 40.31535, -74.85258

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 78°F / low 68° · precip 2% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.6 miTurn right onto Trail Connector, heading NW.
  3. 150 ftBear right onto Red Dot Trail, heading NW.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left onto Orange Trail, heading SW.
  5. 450 ftContinue straight onto Red Trail, heading W.
  6. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Blue Trail, heading SW.
  7. 500 ftTurn left onto Ewing Trail, heading N.
  8. 450 ftBear left, heading NW.
  9. 250 ftTurn left onto Horseback Riding Trail, heading N.
  10. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  12. 250 ftBear right onto Ewing Trail, heading NE.
  13. 450 ftTurn right onto Blue Trail, heading SE.
  14. 450 ftContinue straight onto Red Trail, heading S.
  15. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Orange Trail, heading NE.
  16. 400 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  17. 150 ftContinue straight onto Red Dot Trail, heading NE.
  18. 450 ftBear left onto Trail Connector, heading SE.
  19. 100 ftTurn left onto Blue Dot Trail, heading SE.
  20. 0.6 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/red-dot-trail-out-back-4-km-51e6

Trail surface

31% dirt69% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 78°F68°
Precip2%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity71%
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°58°
Wed 86°64°
Thu 83°65°
Fri 74°52°

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