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Blue Dot Trail
Photo: Garden State Hiker, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- 0.8 mi
- one way
- 62 ft
- climb
- 867 ft
- high point
- Point to point
- route
- Apr–Oct
- best months
Blue Dot Trail is a short, easy hike in Pyramid Mountain State Park in New Jersey, managed by the State Department of Natural Resources. The trail is 0.75 miles long, with a total elevation gain of 62 feet from a low point of 800 feet to a high of 867 feet. It is a point-to-point route, and the steepest stretch comes early on, at about 0.05 miles in, with a 5% grade. The most comfortable months for a visit are typically late spring and early fall. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show May highs around 70°F and September highs around 75°F, with July the warmest month at about 83°F. The trail makes an easy addition to a longer day in the park. The Red / White Stripes Trail and the Orange Trail both start about 0.4 miles away, and the Green Trail is about 0.5 miles off. Climbers can find the Lower Boulders about 0.9 miles away.
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If it rainsMagicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsMontville Township Museum
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Red / White Stripes TrailHikingPhoto: Toebone at English Wikipedia, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)0.4 mi- Orange TrailHikingPhoto: Garden State Hiker, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)0.4 mi
- Green TrailHikingPhoto: Garden State Hiker, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)0.5 mi
- Lower BouldersRock climbing0.9 mi
- Upper SolitudeRock climbing0.9 mi
- Middle SolitudeRock climbing0.9 mi
- Wanaque RiverCanoeing7.5 mi
Rockaway RiverCanoeingPhoto: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)8.6 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Red / White Stripes TrailHiking · Next doorPhoto: Toebone at English Wikipedia, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)
White TrailHiking · ~2 min drivePhoto: Garden State Hiker, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
Splitrock TrailHiking · ~7 min drivePhoto: syvwlch, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- Four Birds TrailHiking · ~7 min drivePhoto: syvwlch, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
- Orange TrailHiking · Next doorPhoto: Garden State Hiker, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
- Yellow TrailHiking · ~2 min drivePhoto: Toebone at English Wikipedia, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Green TrailHiking · Next doorPhoto: Garden State Hiker, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
Lewis Arthur DriveHiking · ~6 min drivePhoto: syvwlch, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
White Dot TrailHiking · ~1 min drivePhoto: Brian W. Schaller, FAL (via Wikimedia Commons)
Blue Loop TrailHiking · ~7 min drivePhoto: syvwlch, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
Best time to visit Blue Dot Trail
Best months: April–October. 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
36° / 19°
11 wet
Feb
39° / 19°
9 wet
Mar
47° / 27°
11 wet
Apr
59° / 38°
11 wet
May
70° / 48°
11 wet
Jun
78° / 57°
11 wet
Jul
83° / 61°
10 wet
Aug
81° / 59°
9 wet
Sep
75° / 52°
8 wet
Oct
63° / 41°
9 wet
Nov
51° / 32°
8 wet
Dec
41° / 25°
10 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Charlotteburg Rsvr, NJ, 5.3 mi away at 778 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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