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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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Ted Stiles Preserve at Baldpate Mountain

Summit trail - Blue square & blue via Ridge Trail (white)

4.8 mi · ▲ 709 ft · 1 hr 57 min

Summit trail - Blue square & blue via Ridge Trail (white) is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Ted Stiles Preserve at Baldpate Mountain near Titusville, NJ. It climbs 709 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 36/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi102 – 453 ft · steepest grade: 16%5.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: blue 40.32062, -74.87570
Nearest town Titusville, NJ
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Summit trail - Blue square & blue via Ridge Trail (white)

4.8 mi · ▲ 709 ft · 1 hr 57 min

Elevation 100–452 ft

Out & Back · Ted Stiles Preserve at Baldpate Mountain

Trailhead: blue · 40.32062, -74.87570

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 78°F / low 68° · precip 3% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

  1. Start on blue, heading NE.
  2. 0.4 miBear left onto Permanently Closed, heading NW.
  3. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Copper Hill Trail, heading N.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left onto Ridge Trail (white), heading W.
  5. 0.9 miSharp left onto Summit Trail, heading S.
  6. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Summit trail - Blue square, heading SW.
  7. 0.5 miBear left, heading SW.
  8. 50 ftReach blue, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  10. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Summit Trail, heading NW.
  11. 0.2 miSharp right onto Ridge Trail (white), heading NE.
  12. 0.9 miTurn right onto Copper Hill Trail, heading E.
  13. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Permanently Closed, heading NE.
  14. 0.2 miBear right onto blue, heading S.
  15. 0.4 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/summit-trail-blue-square-out-back

Trail surface

1% gravel99% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 78°F68°
Precip3%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity67%
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 72°63°
Mon 79°57°
Tue 82°59°
Wed 86°65°
Thu 84°66°
Fri 75°52°

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