White Viewpoint–Orange Trail, 3 sights is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Watchung Reservation near Woodland Park, NJ. The route reaches White Viewpoint at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It climbs 527 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi262 – 440 ft · steepest grade: 15%5.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Green Trail 40.68246, -74.37587
Nearest town Woodland Park, NJ
Directions
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White Viewpoint–Orange Trail, 3 sights
4.6 mi · ▲ 527 ft · 1 hr 48 min
Elevation 263–441 ft
Out & Back · Watchung Reservation
Trailhead: Green Trail · 40.68246, -74.37587
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 79°F / low 64° · precip 2% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:25 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Orange Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Blue Trail, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn left onto White Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Blue / White Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto White Trail, heading W.
- 350 ftBear right onto Purple Trail, heading SW.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 250 ftBear right onto Sierra Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miBear left onto White Trail, heading S.
- 1 miReach White Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 miBear right, heading NE.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto Sierra Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Purple Trail, heading NE.
- 500 ftBear left onto White Trail, heading NE.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Blue / White Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto White Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Blue Trail, heading E.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Orange Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 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
33% dirt2% gravel65% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 79°F64°
Precip2%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity74%
Rained 0.4″ 2 days ago (2.5″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 6:29 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:25 PM
Sun
74°60°
Mon
80°61°
Tue
83°63°
Wed
86°66°
Thu
84°68°
Fri
74°59°
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
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- Orange Trail & Purple / Yellow Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 193 ft
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