Camp Lewis
Campground
Campground · 5.6 mi from the trail
New Jersey · Hiking · Near Hackettstown
Purple Trail
Photo: syvwlch, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- 0.6 mi
- one way
- 26 ft
- climb
- 585 ft
- high point
- Point to point
- route
- Apr, Jun–Oct
- best months
The Purple Trail is a short, easy hike in Tourne County Park in New Jersey, on county land about half a mile long. It rises from 557 feet to 585 feet, a gain of 28 feet, with the steepest stretch at about 0.28 miles in, where the grade reaches 4 percent. The trail is a point-to-point route, and it works well as a quick outing. Bikes and horses are both allowed, so it suits riders and equestrians as well as hikers. For comfortable weather, aim for late spring or 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 month at about 85°F. Several other trails start close by. The White Trail and Pink Trail are each about 0.1 mile away, and the Blue Dot Trail is about 0.2 mile off. Climbers can find Cedar Lake Boulders about 1.5 miles away.
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
On your way back · 2 miHistorical society and museum in Boonton, New Jersey
Places © OpenStreetMap contributors · Photos: Jerrye & Roy Klotz, MD, CC BY-SA 3.0 (commons)
More in HackettstownLocal outfitters
- Pier 13 Hoboken24 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- White TrailHikingPhoto: syvwlch, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)0.1 mi
Pink TrailHikingPhoto: syvwlch, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)0.1 mi- Blue Dot TrailHikingPhoto: syvwlch, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)0.2 mi
Orange Dot TrailHikingPhoto: syvwlch, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)0.3 mi- Cedar Lake BouldersRock climbing1.5 mi
- Hogs PenRock climbing1.7 mi
Parsippany Rock HouseRock climbingPhoto: Magpieturtle, CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)2.6 mi
Rockaway RiverCanoeingPhoto: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)6.3 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- White TrailHiking · Next doorPhoto: syvwlch, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
- Pink TrailHiking · Next doorPhoto: syvwlch, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
- Orange Dot TrailHiking · Next doorPhoto: syvwlch, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
- Blue Dot TrailHiking · Next doorPhoto: syvwlch, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
White TrailHiking · ~7 min drivePhoto: Garden State Hiker, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- Red TrailHiking · Next doorPhoto: syvwlch, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
Birchwood LoopHiking · Next doorPhoto: syvwlch, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
GreenHiking · Next doorPhoto: LimarieC, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- Evergreen TrailHiking · Next doorPhoto: LimarieC, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
- Birchwood LoopHiking · ~1 min drivePhoto: syvwlch, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
Best time to visit Purple 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, 2.6 mi away at 280 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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