Red Trail–The Plunge, 3 sights is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Stephens State Park near Saxton Falls, NJ. It climbs 574 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 26/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi614 – 1,181 ft · steepest grade: 19%5.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Orange Trail 40.87307, -74.80547
Nearest town Saxton Falls, NJ
Directions
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Red Trail–The Plunge, 3 sights
4.9 mi · ▲ 574 ft · 1 hr 55 min
Elevation 614–1,181 ft
Out & Back · Stephens State Park
Trailhead: Orange Trail · 40.87307, -74.80547
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:27 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Red Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Orange Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto White Trail, heading SE.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto xx, heading N.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto White Trail, heading E.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto xx, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto White Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Golden Trail Extension, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto White Trail, heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto The Plunge, heading NW.
- 0.6 miSharp right onto Orange Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Red Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 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
23% dirt77% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 7:27 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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