Black Oak (Brown) Trail
Photo: sidpatil, Public Domain Dedication (CC0) (via Flickr)- 2.4 mi
- round trip
- 153 ft
- climb
- 111 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov
- best months
Black Oak (Brown) Trail is an easy out-and-back hike in Parvin State Park in New Jersey, managed by the State Department of Natural Resources. The trail is about 4.7 miles long, with a total elevation gain of 32 feet, and it starts at an elevation of 94 feet, rising to a high point of 111 feet. The climb is gentle, with the steepest stretch at about 1 mile in, where the grade reaches 5 percent. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show May highs around 76°F and October highs around 69°F, while July averages about 89°F. Several other trails sit close by. Lost (Yellow) Trail is about 0.4 miles away and Thundergust Lake (Yellow) Trail about 0.5 miles. Parvin Lake (Green) Trail is roughly a mile off, and the Maurice River, about 5 miles away, offers canoeing.
Local outfitters
- Bartram's Garden30 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Lost (Yellow) TrailHiking0.4 mi
- Thundergust Lake (Yellow) TrailHiking0.5 mi
- Long (Red) TrailHiking0.7 mi
- Knoll (Orange) TrailHiking1 mi
- Parvin Lake (Green) TrailHikingPhoto: sidpatil, Public Domain Dedication (CC0) (via Flickr)1 mi
Maurice RiverCanoeingPhoto: Tim Kiser (w:User:Malepheasant), CC BY-SA 2.5 (via Wikimedia Commons)5.2 mi- Shoreline TrailHiking6.6 mi
- Delaware River & Bay Left Bank Paddle RouteCanoeing7.8 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Flat (Pink) TrailHiking · ~1 min drivePhoto: sidpatil, Public Domain Dedication (CC0) (via Flickr)
- East Creek TrailHiking · ~40 min drive
- Parvin Lake (Green) TrailHiking · ~2 min drivePhoto: sidpatil, Public Domain Dedication (CC0) (via Flickr)
- East Creek TrailHiking · ~41 min drive
Tat Star TrailHiking · ~29 min drivePhoto: Eric Baratta, CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Sleeper Creek Trail (Blue)Hiking · ~41 min drive
- Tat Starr TrailHiking · ~29 min drivePhoto: Eric Baratta, CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Goshen Pond Trail (White)Hiking · ~41 min drive
Parson Point TrailHiking · ~41 min drivePhoto: Carly & Art from Washington, DC, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Burnt Mill Trail (Red)Hiking · ~41 min drive
Best time to visit Black Oak (Brown) Trail
Best months: March–June and September–November. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
43° / 25°
10 wet · 3 snow
Feb
47° / 26°
9 wet · 3 snow
Mar
55° / 33°
12 wet · 1 snow
Apr
67° / 42°
12 wet
May
76° / 51°
11 wet
Jun
84° / 61°
9 wet
Jul
89° / 66°
10 wet
Aug
86° / 64°
8 wet
Sep
80° / 58°
9 wet
Oct
69° / 47°
9 wet
Nov
57° / 37°
9 wet
Dec
48° / 30°
11 wet · 1 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Woodstown Pittsgrov 4e, NJ, 3.3 mi away at 98 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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