2026-06-24 13 59 47 View west along the Ridge Trail between the Pleasant Valley Trail Eastern Spur and the Summit Trail Eastern Spur within the Ted Stiles Preserve on Baldpate Mountain in Hopewell Township, New Jersey.jpg
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Ridge Trail (white) is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Ted Stiles Preserve at Baldpate Mountain near Moore, NJ. It climbs 397 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 49/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi200 – 476 ft · steepest grade: 16%4.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Entrance to Baldpate Mtn Visitor Center 40.32297, -74.89772
Nearest town Moore, NJ

Directions

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Ridge Trail (white)

4.5 mi · ▲ 397 ft · 1 hr 42 min

Elevation 200–475 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

  1. Start on Entrance to Baldpate Mtn Visitor Center, heading N.
  2. 250 ftTurn right onto Ridge Trail (white), heading E.
  3. 1.3 miTurn right onto Copper Hill Trail, heading SE.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left onto Orange, heading SE.
  5. 0.3 miSharp right onto Copper Hill Trail, heading N.
  6. 0.2 miSharp left, heading SW.
  7. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Kuser Trail, heading E.
  8. 50 ftContinue straight onto Honey Hollow Trail, heading SE.
  9. 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  10. 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Kuser Trail, heading NW.
  12. 0.1 miSharp right onto Copper Hill Trail, heading W.
  13. 0.2 miSharp left onto Orange, heading W.
  14. 0.3 miTurn right onto Copper Hill Trail, heading NW.
  15. 0.1 miTurn left onto Ridge Trail (white), heading N.
  16. 1.3 miTurn left onto Entrance to Baldpate Mtn Visitor Center, heading SW.
  17. 250 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

13% dirt87% unspecified

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°

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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