Blue Trail
- 0.9 mi
- one way
- 88 ft
- climb
- 153 ft
- high point
- Point to point
- route
- Apr–Jun, Aug–Nov
- best months
Blue Trail is a short, easy hike in Thompson Park, a county park in New Jersey, on land managed by the county. The trail is 0.9 miles long, and it rises from about 54 feet to about 153 feet, with a total elevation gain of 88 feet. The climb is gentle, and the steepest stretch comes at about 0.77 miles in, with a grade of 8 percent. The most comfortable months for a visit are typically late spring and early fall. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Hightstown show May highs around 73°F and September highs around 78°F, while July averages about 87°F. The trail is easy to fit into a longer outing. The Yellow Trail and Green Trail both start about 0.1 mile away, and the Orange Trail and Red Trail are each about 0.3 mile off. For something different, the bouldering at Mid-State NJ is about 5.9 miles away.
Local outfitters
- Pier 13 Hoboken36 mi away
- Bartram's Garden50 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Yellow TrailHiking0.1 mi
- Green TrailHiking0.1 mi
- Orange TrailHiking0.3 mi
- Red TrailHiking0.3 mi
- White TrailHiking0.3 mi
- * bouldering mid-state NJRock climbing5.9 mi
- Watchung ReservationRock climbing6.7 mi
- Assunpink LakeLake fishing9.1 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Unmarked 1Hiking · ~10 min drivePhoto: grits2go, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- White TrailHiking · Next door
- Farm Road TrailHiking · ~11 min drivePhoto: grits2go, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
- Mine Hill TrailHiking · ~12 min drive
- Mill Pond TrailHiking · ~11 min drivePhoto: grits2go, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
- Agress TrailHiking · ~13 min drive
Hidden Pond TrailHiking · ~11 min drivePhoto: grits2go, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- Forest Brook TrailHiking · ~11 min drivePhoto: grits2go, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
- Farrington Lake TrailHiking · ~11 min drivePhoto: grits2go, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
- Green TrailHiking · Next door
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
41° / 21°
11 wet · 3 snow
Feb
43° / 23°
9 wet · 3 snow
Mar
51° / 30°
11 wet · 2 snow
Apr
63° / 39°
11 wet
May
73° / 48°
12 wet
Jun
82° / 58°
11 wet
Jul
87° / 63°
11 wet
Aug
85° / 61°
10 wet
Sep
78° / 54°
9 wet
Oct
66° / 42°
10 wet
Nov
55° / 33°
9 wet
Dec
46° / 27°
11 wet · 2 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Hightstown 2 W, NJ, 8.5 mi away at 100 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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