Manor Trail
- 2.8 mi
- loop
- 235 ft
- climb
- 592 ft
- high point
- Loop
- route
- Apr–Oct
- best months
Manor Trail is an easy hike of about 2.8 miles in Ringwood State Park in New Jersey, managed by the State Department of Natural Resources. The trail rises from a low point of about 350 feet to a high of about 592 feet, with the steepest stretch at about 1.5 miles in, where the grade reaches 26 percent. Bikes are allowed. Late spring and early fall are the most comfortable times to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Wanaque Raymond Dam show May highs around 71°F and September highs around 76°F, with July the warmest month at about 84°F. That station sits well below the trail, so temperatures on the higher ground run cooler. Hasenclever Iron is about 0.7 miles away, and Crossover Trail and Cupsaw Brook Trail are each about 1.2 miles off. Monksville Reservoir, about 2.8 miles away, offers lake fishing.
Local outfitters
- Pier 13 Hoboken30 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Hasenclever IronHiking0.7 mi
- Cupsaw Brook TrailHiking1.2 mi
- Crossover TrailHiking1.2 mi
- Monksville ReservoirLake fishing2.8 mi
- Stonetown BouldersRock climbing4.6 mi
- QuarantineRock climbing4.8 mi
- Swamp BoulderRock climbing4.8 mi
- Ramapo RiverRiver fishing6 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
WaterviewHiking · ~3 min drivePhoto: LukeGordon1, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
Lake to Lake TrailHiking · ~4 min drivePhoto: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Red BackHiking · ~5 min drive
- Highlands MeadowHiking · ~4 min drivePhoto: LukeGordon1, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
Fire Tower Connector TrailHiking · ~6 min drivePhoto: History tower, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- HT Connector TrailHiking · ~5 min drivePhoto: LukeGordon1, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
- Crossover TrailHiking · ~2 min drive
- McKeags MeadowHiking · ~6 min drivePhoto: History tower, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Monks Connector TrailHiking · ~4 min drive
Mckeags Meadow TrailHiking · ~6 min drivePhoto: rpkelly22, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
Best time to visit Manor Trail
Best months: April–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° / 20°
10 wet
Feb
40° / 20°
8 wet
Mar
48° / 29°
10 wet
Apr
59° / 39°
11 wet
May
71° / 50°
12 wet
Jun
79° / 58°
11 wet
Jul
84° / 64°
10 wet
Aug
83° / 63°
10 wet
Sep
76° / 56°
8 wet
Oct
64° / 43°
9 wet
Nov
53° / 35°
8 wet
Dec
43° / 27°
9 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Wanaque Raymond Dam, NJ, 6.9 mi away at 245 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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