2026-06-20 15 11 15 View south-southeast toward Upper Makefield Township, Pennsylvania from the picnic area near the Visitor Center at the Ted Stiles Preserve on Baldpate Mountain in Hopewell Township, New Jersey.jpg
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Ridge Trail (white) Viewpoint–NW Loop Trail (red), 3 sights is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Ted Stiles Preserve at Baldpate Mountain near Moore, NJ. The route reaches Ridge Trail (white) Viewpoint. It climbs 543 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi43 – 476 ft · steepest grade: 23%2.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Switchback Trail - yellow square 40.31783, -74.90425
Nearest town Moore, NJ

Directions

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Ridge Trail (white) Viewpoint–NW Loop Trail (red), 3 sights

2.7 mi · ▲ 543 ft · 1 hr 10 min

Elevation 44–476 ft

Out & Back · Ted Stiles Preserve at Baldpate Mountain

Trailhead: Switchback Trail - yellow square · 40.31783, -74.90425

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 77°F / low 67° · precip 3% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

Horses allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Switchback Trail - yellow square, heading NW.
  2. 0.6 miTurn right onto NW Loop Trail (red), heading E.
  3. 100 ftTurn left onto Ridge Trail (white), heading NE.
  4. 0.2 miPass Ridge Trail (white) Viewpoint.
  5. 0.4 miBear left onto NW Loop Trail (red), heading N.
  6. 0.1 miReach Ridge Trail (white) Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.2 miBear right onto Ridge Trail (white), heading S.
  8. 0.6 miTurn right onto NW Loop Trail (red), heading SW.
  9. 150 ftTurn left onto Switchback Trail - yellow square, heading SW.
  10. 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

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

  • Horses allowed on the whole route
  • Parking lot at the trailhead