Red Trail
Photo: Gary Miotla, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 2.3 mi
- round trip
- 729 ft
- climb
- 181 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Apr, Jun–Oct
- best months
Red Trail is an easy out-and-back hike in New Jersey, set on city land and covering about 4.6 miles with a total elevation gain of 223 feet. The route starts at roughly 140 feet and reaches a high point of 181 feet, with the steepest stretch at about 1.1 miles in, where the grade reaches 13 percent. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show May highs around 71°F and September highs around 77°F, while July averages about 85°F and January highs sit near 38°F. The trail sits among a cluster of other short routes. Orange Trail is about 0.1 mile away, Brown Trail about 0.2 mile, and Yellow Trail about 0.3 mile. For climbing, Witherspoon Woods Boulders lies about 5.7 miles off.
Local outfitters
- Pier 13 Hoboken38 mi away
- Bartram's Garden47 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Orange TrailHikingPhoto: Gary Miotla, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)0.1 mi
Brown TrailHikingPhoto: joe.ross, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)0.2 mi- Yellow TrailHikingPhoto: joe.ross, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)0.3 mi
- Blue TrailHikingPhoto: Gary Miotla, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)0.4 mi
- Witherspoon Woods BouldersRock climbing5.7 mi
- Roaring RocksRock climbing5.9 mi
- SouthfieldRock climbing6 mi
- Delaware & Raritan Canal Water TrailCanoeing8.1 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Orange TrailHiking · Next doorPhoto: Gary Miotla, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Yellow TrailHiking · Next doorPhoto: joe.ross, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
- Brown TrailHiking · Next doorPhoto: joe.ross, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
Public PathwayHiking · ~9 min drivePhoto: joe.ross, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)- Blue TrailHiking · Next doorPhoto: Gary Miotla, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Creek TrailHiking · ~6 min drivePhoto: kjarrett, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- Blackwells TrailHiking · ~6 min drivePhoto: kjarrett, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
- Cedar TrailHiking · ~7 min drivePhoto: kjarrett, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
RedHiking · ~8 min drivePhoto: Gary Miotla, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Twisty TrailHiking · ~8 min drivePhoto: Tainanian, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
Best time to visit Red 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, 9.3 mi away at 283 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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