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New Jersey · Hiking · Near Hackettstown
Red Dot Trail
- 0.4 mi
- one way
- 74 ft
- climb
- 593 ft
- high point
- Point to point
- route
- Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct
- best months
Red Dot Trail is a 0.4-mile point-to-point hike in Lewis Morris County Park, on county land in New Jersey. The trail is rated hard, and it rises from about 534 feet to about 593 feet, with a total gain of 74 feet and a loss of 106 feet. The steepest stretch comes at about 0.18 miles in, with an 8% grade. The trail is short enough to fit into a longer outing. Bikes and horses are both allowed, so it works for riders and equestrians as well as hikers. For comfortable weather, aim for late spring or 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 Blue Trail and Pink Dot Trail both lie about 0.3 miles away, and the White Trail is about 0.7 miles off. Paddlers can reach the Passaic River, roughly 1.9 miles away.
Around this trail
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On your way back · 2 mi
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More in HackettstownLocal outfitters
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Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
Blue TrailHikingPhoto: Ken Lund, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)0.3 mi- Pink Dot TrailHiking0.3 mi
- White TrailHiking0.7 mi
Passaic RiverCanoeingPhoto: The original uploader was Decumanus at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)1.9 mi- Legend Rock (AKA Big Rock)Rock climbing2.4 mi
- Great BrookCanoeing4 mi
Parsippany Rock HouseRock climbingPhoto: Magpieturtle, CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)8.1 mi- * bouldering North Central NJRock climbing9 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Blue TrailHiking · Next doorPhoto: Ken Lund, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
Yellow TrailHiking · ~2 min drivePhoto: Jared Kofsky, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Grand Loop TrailHiking · ~1 min drivePhoto: Jared Kofsky, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Yellow TrailHiking · ~2 min drivePhoto: hhm8, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- Orange TrailHiking · ~2 min drivePhoto: Jared Kofsky, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- White TrailHiking · ~1 min drive
- UnknownHiking · ~2 min drivePhoto: Ken Lund, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
Blue / Yellow TrailHiking · ~2 min drivePhoto: hhm8, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- Aqueduct TrailHiking · ~2 min drivePhoto: Jared Kofsky, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Doe Meadow RoadHiking · ~2 min drivePhoto: hhm8, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
Best time to visit Red Dot 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, 10.6 mi away at 180 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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