Blue Trail
Photo: James Loesch, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- 0.9 mi
- round trip
- 365 ft
- climb
- 65 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Apr–Jun, Aug–Nov
- best months
Blue Trail is a short, easy hike in New Jersey, about 0.2 miles from the community of Mile Hollow. The route is an out-and-back that covers roughly 1.8 miles round trip, with a total elevation gain of about 43 feet. The climb is gentle, and the steepest stretch comes early, at about 0.15 miles in, with a grade of about 9 percent. For comfortable weather, aim for late spring or early fall. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Trenton State College show May highs around 73°F and September highs around 78°F, while July averages climb to about 87°F. Paved Path lies about 0.9 miles away, and John Fitch Way is about 3.4 miles off. The Delaware River Heritage Trail is about 5.1 miles away, and paddlers can reach Assunpink Creek, about 7.9 miles from the trail.
Local outfitters
- Bartram's Garden31 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Paved PathHiking0.9 mi
- John Fitch WayHiking3.4 mi
- Delaware River Heritage TrailHiking5.1 mi
- Capitol View RiverwalkMountain biking5.6 mi
- Ohio AvenueHiking6.3 mi
- Countryside TrailHiking7.7 mi
Assunpink CreekCanoeingPhoto: Famartin, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)7.9 mi- Doctors CreekCanoeing9 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
D&l TrailHiking · ~15 min drivePhoto: 123 Chroma Pixels, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
Silver Lake TrailHiking · ~16 min drivePhoto: 123 Chroma Pixels, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)- Clayton Fields TrailHiking · ~18 min drive
Hutchinson Drive SidepathHiking · ~19 min drivePhoto: James Loesch, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- Twin Pines TrailHiking · ~18 min drive
Farm History TrailHiking · ~20 min drivePhoto: nosha, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)- White TrailHiking · ~18 min drive
Jacobs Creek TrailHiking · ~23 min drivePhoto: Famartin, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Twin Pines TrailHiking · ~19 min drive
- Paved PathHiking · ~2 min drive
Best time to visit Blue Trail
Best months: April–June and August–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
40° / 23°
10 wet
Feb
43° / 24°
9 wet
Mar
51° / 31°
11 wet
Apr
63° / 41°
10 wet
May
73° / 50°
10 wet
Jun
82° / 59°
10 wet
Jul
87° / 65°
9 wet
Aug
84° / 63°
10 wet
Sep
78° / 56°
9 wet
Oct
66° / 44°
8 wet
Nov
55° / 34°
8 wet
Dec
45° / 26°
10 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Trenton State College, NJ, 8.9 mi away at 100 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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