Brown Trail
Photo: joe.ross, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)- 0.5 mi
- round trip
- 260 ft
- climb
- 243 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Apr, Jun–Oct
- best months
Brown Trail is a short, easy out-and-back hike in New Jersey, set on city land. The route is about 0.9 miles long, with a total elevation gain of 260 feet, and it takes roughly half an hour to complete. The trail rises from a low point of 131 feet to a high of 243 feet, and the steepest stretch comes at about 0.3 miles in, where the grade reaches 25 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 77°F, with September also seeing the fewest wet days of the year. The trail sits close to several other short routes. Yellow Trail is about 0.1 mile away, and Orange Trail and Red Trail are each about 0.2 mile off. For climbing, Witherspoon Woods Boulders lies about 6 miles away.
Local outfitters
- Pier 13 Hoboken38 mi away
- Bartram's Garden47 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Yellow TrailHikingPhoto: joe.ross, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)0.1 mi
Orange TrailHikingPhoto: Gary Miotla, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)0.2 mi- Red TrailHikingPhoto: Gary Miotla, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)0.2 mi
- Blue TrailHikingPhoto: Gary Miotla, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)0.6 mi
- Witherspoon Woods BouldersRock climbing5.8 mi
- Roaring RocksRock climbing6.1 mi
- SouthfieldRock climbing6.2 mi
- Delaware & Raritan Canal Water TrailCanoeing8.3 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Yellow TrailHiking · Next doorPhoto: joe.ross, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
- Orange TrailHiking · Next doorPhoto: Gary Miotla, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Public PathwayHiking · ~10 min drivePhoto: joe.ross, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)- Red TrailHiking · Next doorPhoto: Gary Miotla, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Blue TrailHiking · ~1 min drivePhoto: Gary Miotla, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Creek TrailHiking · ~6 min drivePhoto: kjarrett, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- Blackwells TrailHiking · ~6 min drivePhoto: kjarrett, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
- Cedar TrailHiking · ~7 min drivePhoto: kjarrett, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
Twisty TrailHiking · ~7 min drivePhoto: Tainanian, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
RedHiking · ~8 min drivePhoto: Gary Miotla, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Best time to visit Brown Trail
Best months: April and June–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
38° / 22°
11 wet
Feb
41° / 23°
10 wet
Mar
49° / 30°
11 wet
Apr
62° / 40°
12 wet
May
71° / 50°
13 wet
Jun
80° / 59°
12 wet
Jul
85° / 64°
11 wet
Aug
83° / 62°
11 wet
Sep
77° / 55°
9 wet
Oct
65° / 44°
10 wet
Nov
54° / 35°
10 wet
Dec
43° / 27°
11 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Wertsville 4 Ne, NJ, 9.6 mi away at 283 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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