Orange Trail
Photo: Famartin, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 0.6 mi
- one way
- 33 ft
- climb
- 483 ft
- high point
- Point to point
- route
- Apr, Jun–Oct
- best months
Orange Trail is a short, easy hike of about 0.6 miles on the Northern Stony Brook Greenway in New Jersey, managed by a non-governmental organization. The route is a point-to-point path with a low point of about 434 feet and a high of about 483 feet, so the climb is gentle, with a total gain of 33 feet and a steepest stretch of about 7% at roughly 0.34 miles in. Bikes are allowed on the trail, but horses are not. For comfortable weather, aim for late spring or early fall. Typical averages from a nearby weather station run to highs around 71°F in May and 77°F in September, with July the warmest month at about 85°F. Picnic Rock is about 0.3 miles away, and the Yellow Trail and Service Road Trail are each about 0.4 miles off. The Delaware & Raritan Canal Water Trail is about 3.4 miles away for paddlers.
Local outfitters
- Bartram's Garden40 mi away
- Pier 13 Hoboken47 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
Picnic RockHikingPhoto: Famartin, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)0.3 mi
Yellow TrailHikingPhoto: Famartin, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)0.4 mi- Service Road TrailHikingPhoto: Famartin, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)0.4 mi
- Delaware & Raritan Canal Water TrailCanoeing3.4 mi
- PlaygroundRock climbing5.2 mi
- Main BoulderRock climbing5.2 mi
- Backyard BouldersRock climbing5.3 mi
- Delaware RiverRiver fishing9 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Picnic RockHiking · Next doorPhoto: Famartin, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Yellow TrailHiking · Next doorPhoto: Famartin, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Service Road TrailHiking · Next doorPhoto: Famartin, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
White TrailHiking · ~4 min drivePhoto: Famartin, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Northern Stony BrookHiking · Next doorPhoto: Famartin, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Public PathwayHiking · ~9 min drivePhoto: joe.ross, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)- Blue TrailHiking · Next doorPhoto: Famartin, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Connector TrailHiking · ~9 min drive
- Green TrailHiking · Next doorPhoto: Famartin, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- South Loop TrailHiking · ~1 min drivePhoto: Famartin, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
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° / 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, 2.2 mi away at 283 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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