Blue Trail
Photo: Ken Lund, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)- 0.6 mi
- one way
- 92 ft
- climb
- 649 ft
- high point
- Point to point
- route
- Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct
- best months
Blue Trail is a short, easy hike in Lewis Morris County Park in New Jersey, on county land about 0.6 miles long. It rises from 537 feet to 649 feet, with a total gain of 92 feet, and the steepest stretch comes early on, around 0.12 miles in, at about 10%. The trail is a point-to-point route, and the climb is front-loaded, so the higher ground comes early. Bikes are allowed, but horses are not. For comfortable weather, late spring and early fall are the best bets. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Canoe Brook show May highs around 72°F and September highs around 78°F, while July averages about 86°F. The Pink Dot Trail starts just 0.1 mile away, and the Red Dot Trail and White Trail are within about half a mile. Paddlers can reach the Passaic River about 1.8 miles off.
Local outfitters
- Pier 13 Hoboken28 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Pink Dot TrailHiking0.1 mi
- Red Dot TrailHiking0.3 mi
- White TrailHiking0.6 mi
Passaic RiverCanoeingPhoto: The original uploader was Decumanus at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)1.8 mi- Legend Rock (AKA Big Rock)Rock climbing2.5 mi
- Great BrookCanoeing3.7 mi
Parsippany Rock HouseRock climbingPhoto: Magpieturtle, CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)8 mi- * bouldering North Central NJRock climbing9.1 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Grand Loop TrailHiking · ~1 min drivePhoto: Jared Kofsky, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Yellow TrailHiking · ~1 min drivePhoto: Jared Kofsky, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- UnknownHiking · ~1 min drivePhoto: Ken Lund, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
Yellow TrailHiking · ~2 min drivePhoto: hhm8, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- Orange TrailHiking · ~1 min drivePhoto: Jared Kofsky, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- White TrailHiking · ~1 min drive
- Aqueduct TrailHiking · ~1 min drivePhoto: Jared Kofsky, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Blue / Yellow TrailHiking · ~1 min drivePhoto: hhm8, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- Doe Meadow RoadHiking · ~2 min drivePhoto: hhm8, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
- Blue TrailHiking · ~2 min drivePhoto: Jared Kofsky, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Best time to visit Blue Trail
Best months: April–June and August–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
39° / 22°
9 wet
Feb
42° / 23°
8 wet
Mar
50° / 31°
10 wet
Apr
62° / 40°
11 wet
May
72° / 50°
12 wet
Jun
82° / 60°
11 wet
Jul
86° / 66°
11 wet
Aug
85° / 64°
11 wet
Sep
78° / 56°
10 wet
Oct
66° / 44°
10 wet
Nov
54° / 35°
9 wet
Dec
44° / 28°
10 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Canoe Brook, NJ, 10.4 mi away at 180 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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