Red-White Trail–The Plunge, 3 sights is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Stephens State Park near Saxton Falls, NJ. It climbs 467 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 10/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi653 – 1,145 ft · steepest grade: 20%2.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.88245, -74.80400
Nearest town Saxton Falls, NJ
Directions
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Red-White Trail–The Plunge, 3 sights
2.6 mi · ▲ 467 ft · 1 hr 6 min
Elevation 654–1,146 ft
Out & Back · Stephens State Park
Trailhead: 40.88245, -74.80400
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:27 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Red-White Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Red Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Orange Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto White Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left onto The Plunge, heading N.
- 0.6 miSharp right onto Orange Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Red Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Yellow Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Red-White Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Red Trail, heading N.
- 300 ftBear right onto Red-White Trail, heading N.
- 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
8% dirt92% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 7:27 PM
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