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New Jersey · Hiking · Near Hackettstown
Orange Trail
- 0.6 mi
- one way
- 276 ft
- high point
- Point to point
- route
- Easy
- difficulty
- Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct
- best months
Orange Trail is a short, easy loop in New Jersey, about half a mile long and roughly flat, with a high point of 276 feet and a low of 272 feet. The trail is managed by a non-governmental organization, and the route is a loop that returns to its starting point. The most comfortable months for a visit are typically late spring and early fall. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Canoe Brook show May highs around 72°F and September highs around 78°F, while July averages about 86°F. The trail sits among a network of colored routes. Red Trail and Blue Trail both start about 0.1 mile away, and Green Trail is about 0.4 mile off. Paddlers can reach Great Brook, about 1.2 miles away.
Around this trail
Add any of these when you start a tripSleep close Eat after Classic Cafe
Food court
On your way back · 1 mi
If it rainsZeete, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Places © OpenStreetMap contributors · Photos: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0 (commons)
More in HackettstownLocal outfitters
- Pier 13 Hoboken25 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Red TrailHiking0.1 mi
- Blue TrailHiking0.1 mi
- Green TrailHiking0.4 mi
- White TrailHiking1.2 mi
- Great BrookCanoeing1.2 mi
Passaic RiverCanoeingPhoto: The original uploader was Decumanus at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)2.7 mi- Legend Rock (AKA Big Rock)Rock climbing4.9 mi
Parsippany Rock HouseRock climbingPhoto: Magpieturtle, CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)7.7 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Blue TrailHiking · ~3 min drivePhoto: Jared Kofsky, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Yellow TrailHiking · ~4 min drivePhoto: Jared Kofsky, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Primrose Brook TrailHiking · ~3 min drivePhoto: Jared Kofsky, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Yellow TrailHiking · ~4 min drivePhoto: Ryan Hodnett, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Blue TrailHiking · ~3 min drivePhoto: hhm8, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- White TrailHiking · ~5 min drive
- Aqueduct TrailHiking · ~4 min drivePhoto: Jared Kofsky, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Red TrailHiking · ~4 min drivePhoto: hhm8, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
- Orange TrailHiking · ~4 min drivePhoto: Jared Kofsky, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Equestrian TrailHiking · ~4 min drivePhoto: bwise.knowem, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
Also worth it near here
- Mount Kemble LakeLake fishing · ~3 min drive
- Sugar LoafSummit · ~4 min drive
- Passaic RiverCanoeing · ~5 min drivePhoto: The original uploader was Decumanus at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Parsippany Rock HouseRock climbing · ~13 min drivePhoto: Magpieturtle, CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Best time to visit Orange Trail
Best months: April–June and August–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
39° / 22°
9 wet
Feb
42° / 23°
8 wet
Mar
50° / 31°
10 wet
Apr
62° / 40°
11 wet
May
72° / 50°
12 wet
Jun
82° / 60°
11 wet
Jul
86° / 66°
11 wet
Aug
85° / 64°
11 wet
Sep
78° / 56°
10 wet
Oct
66° / 44°
10 wet
Nov
54° / 35°
9 wet
Dec
44° / 28°
10 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Canoe Brook, NJ, 7.6 mi away at 180 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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