White Trail is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in North Section of Point Mountain Reservation near Penwell, NJ. It climbs 1,244 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade. It scores 17/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi479 – 1,004 ft · steepest grade: 27%4.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.78249, -74.89291
Nearest town Penwell, NJ
Directions
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White Trail
4.4 mi · ▲ 1,244 ft · 2 hr 5 min
Elevation 479–1,003 ft
Out & Back · North Section of Point Mountain Reservation
Trailhead: 40.78249, -74.89291
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:27 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Orange, heading SE.
- 250 ftBear right onto White Trail, heading E.
- 1.6 miTurn right, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Orange Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn left onto White Trail, heading S.
- 1.6 miBear left onto Orange, heading NW.
- 250 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 100 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 7:27 PM
More from this trailhead
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- Blue Trail & White Trail 5.4 mi · ▲ 1,417 ft
- Point Mountain–Orange Viewpoint, 3 summits 6 mi · ▲ 1,627 ft
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