Upper Falls–Patriots' Path, 3 sights
3.6 mi · ▲ 443 ft · 1 hr 25 min
Upper Falls–Patriots' Path, 3 sights is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Harrington Park near Schooleys Mountain, NJ. The route reaches Upper Falls. It climbs 443 ft, with sections as steep as 34% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 18/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Upper Falls–Patriots' Path, 3 sights
3.6 mi · ▲ 443 ft · 1 hr 25 min
Elevation 750–1,098 ft
Out & Back · Harrington Park
Trailhead: 40.80396, -74.80316
Weather Sep 5: Clear, high 73°F / low 62° · precip 2% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:27 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Patriots' Path, heading N.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto green, heading NW.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto light blue, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn right onto yellow, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Upper Falls.
- 200 ftBear left onto red, heading SE.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto orange, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto blue, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto red, heading SW.
- 50 ftReach Upper Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left onto blue, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto orange, heading NW.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto red, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear right onto yellow, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn left onto light blue, heading NE.
- 300 ftSharp right onto green, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto power line service road, heading NW.
- 1.1 miSharp right, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 450 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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