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New Jersey · Hiking · Near Hackettstown
Blue Trail
- 0.4 mi
- one way
- 190 ft
- climb
- 849 ft
- high point
- Point to point
- route
- Apr–Oct
- best months
Blue Trail is a short, easy hike in New Jersey's Pyramid Mountain Natural Historic Area, on county land about 0.4 miles long. It rises from 716 feet to 849 feet, with a total gain of 190 feet, and the steepest stretch comes at about 0.19 miles in, where the grade reaches 14 percent. The most comfortable months for a visit are 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 at about 83°F. The hike takes about half an hour. The White Trail lies 0.2 miles away, and the Yellow Trail is 0.6 miles off. Climbers can head to Christopher's Rock, about a mile away, and paddlers will find the Wanaque River roughly 8 miles from the trail.
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If it rainsMagicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsMontville Township Museum
Museum
On your way back · 2 mi
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More in HackettstownLocal outfitters
- Pier 13 Hoboken23 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
White TrailHikingPhoto: Garden State Hiker, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)0.2 mi
Yellow TrailHikingPhoto: Toebone at English Wikipedia, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)0.6 mi- Christopher's RockRock climbing1.1 mi
- Upper BouldersRock climbing1.1 mi
Blue Dot TrailHikingPhoto: Garden State Hiker, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)1.1 mi- Lower BouldersRock climbing1.2 mi
- Wanaque RiverCanoeing8.3 mi
Rockaway RiverCanoeingPhoto: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)8.8 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- White TrailHiking · Next doorPhoto: Garden State Hiker, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
- Blue Dot TrailHiking · ~2 min drivePhoto: Garden State Hiker, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
- Yellow TrailHiking · ~1 min drivePhoto: Toebone at English Wikipedia, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Yellow / Black Dot TrailHiking · ~2 min drivePhoto: Toebone at English Wikipedia, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)
White TrailHiking · ~7 min drivePhoto: syvwlch, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- Red / White Stripes TrailHiking · ~2 min drivePhoto: Toebone at English Wikipedia, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Orange TrailHiking · ~2 min drivePhoto: Garden State Hiker, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
- Green TrailHiking · ~2 min drivePhoto: Garden State Hiker, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
White Dot TrailHiking · ~3 min drivePhoto: Brian W. Schaller, FAL (via Wikimedia Commons)- Blue TrailHiking · ~3 min drivePhoto: Brian W. Schaller, FAL (via Wikimedia Commons)
Best time to visit Blue 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, 6.4 mi away at 778 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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