White Trail is a 5.7-mile out-and-back in Stephens State Park near Saxton Falls, NJ. It climbs 714 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 29/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi610 – 1,181 ft · steepest grade: 20%6.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Patriots' Path/Highlands Trail 40.87186, -74.80569
Nearest town Saxton Falls, NJ
Directions
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White Trail
5.7 mi · ▲ 714 ft · 2 hr 15 min
Elevation 612–1,181 ft
Out & Back · Stephens State Park
Trailhead: Patriots' Path/Highlands Trail · 40.87186, -74.80569
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:27 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Patriots' Path/Highlands Trail, heading N.
- 400 ftSharp right onto Orange Trail, heading SE.
- 0.6 miSharp right onto White Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Orange Trail, heading W.
- 0.6 miSharp left onto Patriots' Path/Highlands Trail, heading SW.
- 350 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
26% dirt74% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 7:27 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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