The Plunge & xx via White Trail is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Stephens State Park near Saxton Falls, NJ. It climbs 543 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 29/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi640 – 1,181 ft · steepest grade: 19%4.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.87902, -74.80540
Nearest town Saxton Falls, NJ
Directions
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The Plunge & xx via White Trail
4.2 mi · ▲ 543 ft · 1 hr 40 min
Elevation 640–1,181 ft
Out & Back · Stephens State Park
Trailhead: 40.87902, -74.80540
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 75°F / low 64° · precip 2% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:27 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 250 ftBear left onto Red Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Orange Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto White Trail, heading NE.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto xx, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto White Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Golden Trail Extension, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto White Trail, heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto The Plunge, heading NW.
- 0.6 miSharp right onto Orange Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Red Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 150 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
17% dirt83% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 75°F64°
Precip2%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity77%
Rained 0.3″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
75°60°
Sunrise 6:31 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:27 PM
Sun
72°60°
15%
Mon
77°55°
Tue
79°56°
Wed
83°62°
Thu
80°64°
Fri
71°49°
More from this trailhead
- Orange Trail & The Plunge 2.8 mi · ▲ 522 ft
- Orange Trail Loop via White Trail 3.9 mi · ▲ 635 ft
- Orange Trail–Patriots' Path/Highlands Trail Loop, 4 sights 5 mi · ▲ 629 ft
- "THE" Golden Trail & The Plunge via White Trail 5.1 mi · ▲ 569 ft
- Middle Maze & Red-White Trail via Maze Trail 5.9 mi · ▲ 345 ft
- Hally Toe–Maze Trail Loop, 5 sights 6.3 mi · ▲ 754 ft
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