Tiger Brook Reservoir–Blue Trail Loop, 4 sights
3.5 mi · ▲ 370 ft · 1 hr 21 min
Tiger Brook Reservoir–Blue Trail Loop, 4 sights is a 3.5-mile loop in MacGregor Preserve near Chester, NJ. The route reaches Tiger Brook Reservoir. It climbs 370 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi515 – 801 ft · steepest grade: 17%3.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Blue Trail 40.76023, -74.69101
Nearest town Chester, NJ
Directions
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Tiger Brook Reservoir–Blue Trail Loop, 4 sights
3.5 mi · ▲ 370 ft · 1 hr 21 min
Elevation 514–800 ft
Loop · MacGregor Preserve
Trailhead: Blue Trail · 40.76023, -74.69101
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 75°F / low 64° · precip 1% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:27 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Blue Trail, heading SE.
- 1.3 miContinue straight onto Red Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass Tiger Brook Reservoir.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto White Trail, heading NE.
- 100 ftBear left onto Red Trail, heading NE.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Purple Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Red Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right onto Blue Trail / Green Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Blue Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Blue Trail / Yellow Trail, heading W.
- 250 ftSharp left onto Blue Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
1% dirt99% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 75°F64°
Precip1%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity72%
Rained 0.6″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
75°60°
Sunrise 6:30 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:27 PM
Sun
71°59°
Mon
77°55°
Tue
79°57°
Wed
83°61°
Thu
81°64°
Fri
71°49°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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