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New Jersey · Hiking · Near Hackettstown
Orange Trail
- 1.7 mi
- one way
- 10 ft
- climb
- 243 ft
- high point
- Point to point
- route
- Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct
- best months
Orange Trail is a short, easy hike of about 1.7 miles in Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge in New Jersey, managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The route rises only about 10 feet from its low point of 231 feet to a high of 243 feet, with the steepest stretch at about 5% grade near the 1.3-mile mark. Late spring and early fall are the most comfortable times to go. Typical averages from the nearby Canoe Brook weather station show May highs around 72°F and September highs around 78°F, while July peaks near 86°F. The trail is a point-to-point route, and it is not open to bikes or horses. The Blue Trail lies about 1.8 miles away, and the White Trail is about 2.6 miles off. Paddlers can reach Great Brook, about 2.8 miles away, and the Passaic River, about 4.9 miles away.
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More in HackettstownLocal outfitters
- Pier 13 Hoboken24 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
Blue TrailHikingPhoto: Ryan Hodnett, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)1.8 mi- White TrailHiking2.6 mi
- None AssignedHiking2.7 mi
- Blue LoopHiking2.7 mi
- Great BrookCanoeing2.8 mi
Passaic RiverCanoeingPhoto: The original uploader was Decumanus at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)4.9 mi- Legend Rock (AKA Big Rock)Rock climbing8.6 mi
- South Mountain ReservationRock climbing9.7 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Red TrailHiking · ~2 min drivePhoto: cm195902, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- Yellow TrailHiking · ~3 min drivePhoto: Ryan Hodnett, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Sierra TrailHiking · ~8 min drivePhoto: P_Linehan, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- Blue TrailHiking · ~3 min drivePhoto: Ryan Hodnett, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Yellow TrailHiking · ~9 min drivePhoto: P_Linehan, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- Ivory TrailHiking · ~3 min drivePhoto: Ryan Hodnett, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Yellow TrailHiking · ~5 min drive
Sierra TrailHiking · ~8 min drivePhoto: DiddyOh, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- Yellow TrailHiking · ~5 min drive
Equestrian TrailHiking · ~8 min drivePhoto: bwise.knowem, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
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, 6.5 mi away at 180 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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