Red square–Summit trail - Blue square, 5 sights is a 7.2-mile out-and-back in Ted Stiles Preserve at Baldpate Mountain near Titusville, NJ. It climbs 932 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 25/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi62 – 453 ft · steepest grade: 19%7.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: blue 40.32062, -74.87570
Nearest town Titusville, NJ
Directions
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Red square–Summit trail - Blue square, 5 sights
7.2 mi · ▲ 932 ft · 2 hr 52 min
Elevation 62–452 ft
Out & Back · Ted Stiles Preserve at Baldpate Mountain
Trailhead: blue · 40.32062, -74.87570
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 78°F / low 68° · precip 3% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:27 PM
- Start on blue, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Permanently Closed, heading NW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Copper Hill Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Ridge Trail (white), heading W.
- 0.9 miSharp left onto Summit Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Summit trail - Blue square, heading SW.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Red square, heading E.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto yellow, heading NE.
- 0.4 miReach blue, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Red square, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto blue square, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Summit Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Ridge Trail (white), heading N.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Copper Hill Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Permanently Closed, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right onto blue, heading S.
- 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
1% gravel99% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 78°F68°
Precip3%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity67%
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
72°63°
Mon
79°57°
Tue
82°59°
Wed
86°65°
Thu
84°66°
Fri
75°52°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.2 mi in (~91 min). Leave by 5:36 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:13 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Pleasant Valley Trail (white) & blue via Ridge Trail (white) 4.2 mi · ▲ 689 ft
- Summit trail - Blue square & blue via Ridge Trail (white) 4.8 mi · ▲ 709 ft
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