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Bray's Hill Preserve

Round Valley Recreation Area Beach & Red Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 110 ft · 47 min

Round Valley Recreation Area Beach & Red Trail is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Bray's Hill Preserve near Lebanon, NJ. The route reaches Round Valley Recreation Area Beach. It is mostly level, with 110 ft of elevation gain. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi443 – 532 ft2.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Red Trail 40.63036, -74.85536
Nearest town Lebanon, NJ
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Round Valley Recreation Area Beach & Red Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 110 ft · 47 min

Elevation 443–531 ft

Out & Back · Bray's Hill Preserve

Trailhead: Red Trail · 40.63036, -74.85536

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 76°F / low 66° · precip 1% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Red Trail, heading W.
  2. 50 ftPass Round Valley Recreation Area Beach.
  3. 1.1 miReach Round Valley Recreation Area Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 1.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/round-valley-recreation-area-beach-out-back

Weather

OvercastTemperature 76°F66°
Precip1%Wind2 mphUV7Humidity74%
Rained 1.9″ yesterday · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°65°
Sunrise 6:31 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:27 PM
Sun 72°61°
Mon 78°57°
Tue 79°57°
Wed 83°62°
Thu 81°65°
Fri 72°50°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:07 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:27 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:55 PM.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Lebanon, New Jersey