Buttermilk Falls Natural Area

Red Trail

2.8 mi · ▲ 227 ft · 1 hr 3 min

Red Trail is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Buttermilk Falls Natural Area near Coleman Hollow, NJ. It is mostly level, with 227 ft of elevation gain. It scores 58/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi643 – 879 ft2.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.80704, -74.60881
Nearest town Coleman Hollow, NJ

Directions

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Red Trail

2.8 mi · ▲ 227 ft · 1 hr 3 min

Elevation 642–878 ft

Out & Back · Buttermilk Falls Natural Area

Trailhead: 40.80704, -74.60881

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:26 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 1.2 miTurn right onto Red Trail, heading S.
  3. 0.2 miBear right onto Red / White Trail, heading E.
  4. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 50 ftBear left onto Red Trail, heading W.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  7. 1.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Weather

Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 7:26 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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