Washington Valley Reservoir–Blue, 4 sights is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Washington Valley Park West near Green Knoll, NJ. The route reaches Washington Valley Reservoir. It is mostly level, with 169 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi200 – 348 ft5.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Middle Brook Trail 40.61392, -74.59572
Nearest town Green Knoll, NJ
Directions
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Washington Valley Reservoir–Blue, 4 sights
4.9 mi · ▲ 169 ft · 1 hr 43 min
Elevation 200–348 ft
Out & Back · Washington Valley Park West
Trailhead: Middle Brook Trail · 40.61392, -74.59572
Weather Sep 5: Light drizzle, high 77°F / low 66° · precip 1% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:26 PM
- Start on Middle Brook Trail, heading NE.
- 1.2 miBear right onto Blue, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Red, heading SE.
- 100 ftPass Washington Valley Reservoir.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.6 miReach Washington Valley Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Blue, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Middle Brook Trail, heading NW.
- 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 surface
93% dirt7% unspecified
Weather
Light drizzleTemperature 77°F66°
Precip1%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity70%
Rained 1.1″ yesterday (2.3″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°65°
Sunrise 6:30 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:26 PM
Sun
72°61°
Mon
79°61°
Tue
81°61°
Wed
86°66°
Thu
83°68°
Fri
74°57°
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