Long (Red) Trail
- 1.4 mi
- round trip
- 91 ft
- climb
- 104 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov
- best months
The Long (Red) Trail is an easy hike in Parvin State Park in southern New Jersey, managed by the State Department of Natural Resources. The trail is an out-and-back route that covers about 2.7 miles round trip, with a total elevation gain of 91 feet. The climb is gentle, with the steepest stretch at about 0.27 miles in, where the grade reaches 3 percent. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show May highs around 76°F and October highs around 69°F, while July averages about 89°F. Several other trails start close by. The Lost (Yellow) Trail and Knoll (Orange) Trail are each about 0.4 miles away, and the Parvin Lake (Green) Trail is about 0.5 miles off. Paddlers can reach the Maurice River, about 5.9 miles away.
Local outfitters
- Bartram's Garden29 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Lost (Yellow) TrailHiking0.4 mi
- Knoll (Orange) TrailHiking0.4 mi
Parvin Lake (Green) TrailHikingPhoto: sidpatil, Public Domain Dedication (CC0) (via Flickr)0.5 mi- Black Oak (Brown) TrailHikingPhoto: sidpatil, Public Domain Dedication (CC0) (via Flickr)0.7 mi
- Thundergust Lake (Yellow) TrailHiking1 mi
Maurice RiverCanoeingPhoto: Tim Kiser (w:User:Malepheasant), CC BY-SA 2.5 (via Wikimedia Commons)5.9 mi- Shoreline TrailHiking6.5 mi
- Delaware River & Bay Left Bank Paddle RouteCanoeing7.8 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Flat (Pink) TrailHiking · Next doorPhoto: sidpatil, Public Domain Dedication (CC0) (via Flickr)
- East Creek TrailHiking · ~41 min drive
- Parvin Lake (Green) TrailHiking · Next doorPhoto: sidpatil, Public Domain Dedication (CC0) (via Flickr)
- Sleeper Creek Trail (Blue)Hiking · ~41 min drive
- Black Oak (Brown) TrailHiking · ~1 min drivePhoto: sidpatil, Public Domain Dedication (CC0) (via Flickr)
- Goshen Pond Trail (White)Hiking · ~42 min drive
Tat Star TrailHiking · ~29 min drivePhoto: Eric Baratta, CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Burnt Mill Trail (Red)Hiking · ~42 min drive
- Tat Starr TrailHiking · ~29 min drivePhoto: Eric Baratta, CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- East Creek TrailHiking · ~42 min drive
Best time to visit Long (Red) Trail
Best months: March–June and September–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
43° / 25°
10 wet · 3 snow
Feb
47° / 26°
9 wet · 3 snow
Mar
55° / 33°
12 wet · 1 snow
Apr
67° / 42°
12 wet
May
76° / 51°
11 wet
Jun
84° / 61°
9 wet
Jul
89° / 66°
10 wet
Aug
86° / 64°
8 wet
Sep
80° / 58°
9 wet
Oct
69° / 47°
9 wet
Nov
57° / 37°
9 wet
Dec
48° / 30°
11 wet · 1 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Woodstown Pittsgrov 4e, NJ, 2.7 mi away at 98 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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