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New Jersey · Hiking · Near Hackettstown
Briar Ridge
- 1.4 mi
- distance
- 183 ft
- climb
- 976 ft
- high point
- Lollipop
- route
- Apr, Aug–Oct
- best months
Briar Ridge is an easy hike of about 1.4 miles in Byram Township Forest, a city-managed forest in New Jersey. The trail rises from a low point of about 785 feet to a high of about 976 feet, with the steepest stretch at roughly 1.3 miles in, where the grade reaches 18 percent. Late spring and early fall are the most comfortable times to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show May highs around 71°F and September highs around 74°F, with July the warmest month at about 84°F. That station sits several hundred feet lower than the trail, so temperatures on the ridge run a bit cooler. Glenside Woods is about 0.7 miles away, and Tamarack Park and the Glacial Trail are each about 2.3 miles off. Climbers can find the r. Benes area about 3.1 miles away.
Around this trail
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If it rainsZeete, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsZinc mine and museum in Ogdensburg, New Jersey
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More in HackettstownLocal outfitters
- Pier 13 Hoboken39 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Glenside WoodsHiking0.7 mi
Tamarack ParkHikingPhoto: Zappaboggs, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)2.3 mi- Glacial TrailHiking2.3 mi
- r. BenesRock climbing3.1 mi
- s. RoncaRock climbing3.1 mi
- t. CliffordRock climbing3.2 mi
- Lake HopatcongLake fishing4.8 mi
Musconetcong RiverCanoeingPhoto: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)6.4 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Tamarack ParkHiking · ~4 min drivePhoto: Zappaboggs, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Highlands; Lake Hopatcong TrailHiking · ~7 min drive
- Paulinskill Valley TrailHiking · ~8 min drive
- Glenside WoodsHiking · ~1 min drive
- Lake Hopatcong TrailHiking · ~8 min drive
- Glacial TrailHiking · ~4 min drive
- Hemlock TrailHiking · ~4 min drive
- Andover Loop TrailHiking · ~4 min drive
- Andover Junction TrailHiking · ~4 min drive
- Glacial TrailHiking · ~4 min drive
Best time to visit Briar Ridge
Best months: April 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
36° / 19°
12 wet
Feb
39° / 20°
11 wet
Mar
48° / 28°
12 wet
Apr
61° / 38°
12 wet
May
71° / 48°
13 wet
Jun
79° / 57°
13 wet
Jul
84° / 62°
13 wet
Aug
82° / 60°
12 wet
Sep
74° / 52°
11 wet
Oct
63° / 42°
11 wet
Nov
52° / 32°
11 wet
Dec
41° / 25°
12 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Andover Aeroflex Ap, NJ, 2.2 mi away at 583 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
