Camp Lewis
Campground
Campground · 5.3 mi from the trail
New Jersey · Hiking · Near Hackettstown
Orange Trail
Photo: syvwlch, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- 0.6 mi
- loop
- 518 ft
- high point
- Loop
- route
- Easy
- difficulty
- Apr, Jun–Oct
- best months
Orange Trail is a short, easy loop in Muriel Hepner Park in New Jersey, on city land about 0.6 miles long. It's a low-lying route, with the high point at 518 feet and the low at 506 feet, and the steepest stretch comes early on, at about 5% grade. The most comfortable months for a visit are late spring and early fall. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Boonton show May highs around 71°F and September highs around 77°F, with July the warmest at about 85°F. The Blue Trail starts just 0.1 mile away, and the Red Trail is about 0.3 mile off. Cedar Lake Boulders, a climbing area, is roughly 0.8 mile away, and the Orange Dot Trail is about a mile out.
Around this trail
Add any of these when you start a tripSleep close Eat after La Cucina
Restaurant
On your way back · 1 mi
If it rainsJerrye & Roy Klotz, MD, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsBoonton Historical Society and Museum
Museum
Museum · 3.1 mi from HackettstownHistorical society and museum in Boonton, New Jersey
Places © OpenStreetMap contributors · Photos: Jerrye & Roy Klotz, MD, CC BY-SA 3.0 (commons)
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Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Blue TrailHikingPhoto: syvwlch, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)0.1 mi
- Red TrailHikingPhoto: syvwlch, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)0.3 mi
- Cedar Lake BouldersRock climbing0.8 mi
Orange Dot TrailHikingPhoto: syvwlch, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)1 mi- Hogs PenRock climbing1.3 mi
Parsippany Rock HouseRock climbingPhoto: Magpieturtle, CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)2.5 mi
Rockaway RiverCanoeingPhoto: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)5.3 mi- Lake HopatcongLake fishing9.3 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Red TrailHiking · Next doorPhoto: syvwlch, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
- Orange Dot TrailHiking · ~2 min drivePhoto: syvwlch, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
Splitrock TrailHiking · ~7 min drivePhoto: syvwlch, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- Four Birds TrailHiking · ~7 min drivePhoto: syvwlch, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
Birchwood LoopHiking · ~2 min drivePhoto: syvwlch, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
White TrailHiking · ~2 min drivePhoto: syvwlch, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- Birchwood LoopHiking · ~2 min drivePhoto: syvwlch, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
Birchwood LoopHiking · ~2 min drivePhoto: syvwlch, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- Purple TrailHiking · ~2 min drivePhoto: syvwlch, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
Pink TrailHiking · ~2 min drivePhoto: syvwlch, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
Best time to visit Orange 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° / 21°
11 wet
Feb
40° / 22°
10 wet
Mar
48° / 29°
11 wet
Apr
61° / 39°
12 wet
May
71° / 49°
13 wet
Jun
81° / 59°
12 wet
Jul
85° / 64°
11 wet
Aug
84° / 62°
10 wet
Sep
77° / 54°
9 wet
Oct
64° / 42°
11 wet
Nov
53° / 33°
9 wet
Dec
42° / 26°
11 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Boonton 1 Se, NJ, 3.8 mi away at 280 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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