Red square–Summit trail - Blue square, 3 sights is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in Ted Stiles Preserve at Baldpate Mountain near Moore, NJ. It climbs 375 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi62 – 472 ft · steepest grade: 17%3.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Entrance to Baldpate Mtn Visitor Center 40.32297, -74.89772
Nearest town Moore, NJ
Directions
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Red square–Summit trail - Blue square, 3 sights
3.2 mi · ▲ 375 ft · 1 hr 15 min
Elevation 62–472 ft
Out & Back · Ted Stiles Preserve at Baldpate Mountain
Trailhead: Entrance to Baldpate Mtn Visitor Center · 40.32297, -74.89772
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 77°F / low 67° · precip 3% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:27 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Summit trail - Blue square, heading E.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Red square, heading S.
- 0.5 miReach Summit trail - Blue square, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto blue square, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
- 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.
Weather
OvercastTemperature 77°F67°
Precip3%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity70%
Rained 0.3″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°65°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:27 PM
Sun
71°62°
Mon
78°56°
Tue
81°58°
Wed
85°63°
Thu
83°64°
Fri
74°51°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~40 min). Leave by 6:27 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:33 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Entrance to Baldpate Mtn Visitor Center Trailhead
- Ridge Trail (white) 2.2 mi · ▲ 82 ft
- Ridge Trail (white) 2.4 mi · ▲ 55 ft
- Ridge Trail (white) Viewpoint–NW Loop Trail (red) Loop, 4 sights 3.6 mi · ▲ 288 ft
- Ridge Trail (white) 4.4 mi · ▲ 398 ft
- Ridge Trail (white) 4.5 mi · ▲ 397 ft
- Ridge Trail (white) 4.6 mi · ▲ 367 ft
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