Rosedale Lake–Maidenhead Trail, 3 sights is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Mercer Meadows County Park - Rosedale Park District near Baldwins Corner, NJ. The route reaches Rosedale Lake at the turnaround, 1.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 55 ft of elevation gain. It scores 53/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi151 – 210 ft3.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Reed / Bryan Farm Trail 40.31677, -74.75819
Nearest town Baldwins Corner, NJ
Directions
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Rosedale Lake–Maidenhead Trail, 3 sights
3.5 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 1 hr 12 min
Elevation 153–209 ft
Out & Back · Mercer Meadows County Park - Rosedale Park District
Trailhead: Reed / Bryan Farm Trail · 40.31677, -74.75819
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 79°F / low 68° · precip 2% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:26 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Reed / Bryan Farm Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Farm History Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Maidenhead Trail, heading NE.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Lawrence Hopewell Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 200 ftReach Rosedale Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Maidenhead Trail, heading E.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Farm History Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Reed / Bryan Farm Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 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
48% gravel22% dirt18% grass4% paved8% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 79°F68°
Precip2%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity70%
Rained 0.3″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°65°
Sunrise 6:31 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:26 PM
Sun
72°63°
Mon
79°59°
Tue
81°58°
Wed
86°64°
Thu
83°66°
Fri
74°52°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~38 min). Leave by 6:29 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:20 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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