Camp Lewis
Campground
Campground · 5.3 mi from the trail
New Jersey · Hiking · Near Hackettstown
Blue Trail
Photo: syvwlch, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- 0.5 mi
- one way
- 25 ft
- climb
- 543 ft
- high point
- Point to point
- route
- Apr, Jun–Oct
- best months
Blue Trail is a short, easy hike in Muriel Hepner Park in New Jersey, on city land. The route is 0.52 miles long, with a low point of 508 feet and a high of 543 feet, so the climb is only about 25 feet. The steepest stretch comes at 0.18 miles in, with a grade of about 5 percent. Late spring and early fall are the most comfortable times to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Boonton show May highs around 71°F and September highs around 77°F, with July the warmest month at about 85°F. The trail sits close to several other routes. Orange Trail is about 0.1 mile away and Red Trail about 0.3 mile. Cedar Lake Boulders, a climbing area, is roughly 0.8 mile off, and Hogs Pen is about 1.3 miles away.
Around this trail
Add any of these when you start a tripSleep close Eat after La Cucina
Restaurant
On your way back · 1 mi
If it rainsJerrye & Roy Klotz, MD, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsBoonton Historical Society and Museum
Museum
Museum · 3.1 mi from HackettstownHistorical society and museum in Boonton, New Jersey
Places © OpenStreetMap contributors · Photos: Jerrye & Roy Klotz, MD, CC BY-SA 3.0 (commons)
More in HackettstownLocal outfitters
- Pier 13 Hoboken26 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Orange TrailHikingPhoto: syvwlch, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)0.1 mi
- Red TrailHikingPhoto: syvwlch, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)0.3 mi
- Cedar Lake BouldersRock climbing0.8 mi
Orange Dot TrailHikingPhoto: syvwlch, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)1 mi- Hogs PenRock climbing1.3 mi
Parsippany Rock HouseRock climbingPhoto: Magpieturtle, CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)2.5 mi
Rockaway RiverCanoeingPhoto: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)5.3 mi- Lake HopatcongLake fishing9.3 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Red TrailHiking · Next doorPhoto: syvwlch, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
- Orange Dot TrailHiking · ~2 min drivePhoto: syvwlch, 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)
Birchwood LoopHiking · ~2 min drivePhoto: syvwlch, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
White TrailHiking · ~2 min drivePhoto: syvwlch, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- Birchwood LoopHiking · ~2 min drivePhoto: syvwlch, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
Birchwood LoopHiking · ~2 min drivePhoto: syvwlch, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- Purple TrailHiking · ~2 min drivePhoto: syvwlch, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
Pink TrailHiking · ~2 min drivePhoto: syvwlch, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
Best time to visit Blue Trail
Best months: April and June–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
38° / 21°
11 wet
Feb
40° / 22°
10 wet
Mar
48° / 29°
11 wet
Apr
61° / 39°
12 wet
May
71° / 49°
13 wet
Jun
81° / 59°
12 wet
Jul
85° / 64°
11 wet
Aug
84° / 62°
10 wet
Sep
77° / 54°
9 wet
Oct
64° / 42°
11 wet
Nov
53° / 33°
9 wet
Dec
42° / 26°
11 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Boonton 1 Se, NJ, 3.8 mi away at 280 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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