Roaring Rocks Trail
Photo: robanhk, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)- 0.8 mi
- one way
- 246 ft
- climb
- 492 ft
- high point
- Point to point
- route
- Apr, Jun–Oct
- best months
Clear at last check
Weather is good · OpenWeather · checked 18 h ago
Roaring Rocks Trail is a short, easy hike of about 0.75 miles in Sourland Mountain Preserve, on county land in New Jersey. The trail is a point-to-point route, and the climb is front-loaded, with the steepest stretch at about 0.26 miles in. The high point is 492 feet, and the total elevation gain is 246 feet one way. Bikes are allowed, but horses are not. Late spring and early fall are the most comfortable times to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station run from highs around 71°F in May to 77°F in September, with September also seeing the fewest wet days of the year. The Roaring Rocks climbing area sits just 0.1 mile away, and the Ridge and Main Boulder climbing areas are each about 0.2 mile off. For more time on foot, the Ridge Trail is about 0.4 mile away.
Local outfitters
- Pier 13 Hoboken41 mi away
- Bartram's Garden45 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Roaring RocksRock climbing0.1 mi
RidgeHikingPhoto: robanhk, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)0.2 mi- Main BoulderRock climbing0.2 mi
- PlaygroundRock climbing0.3 mi
- Ridge TrailHikingPhoto: robanhk, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)0.4 mi
- Backyard BouldersRock climbing0.4 mi
- Tributary TrailHikingPhoto: robanhk, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)0.7 mi
- Delaware & Raritan Canal Water TrailCanoeing5.2 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- RidgeHiking · Next doorPhoto: robanhk, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
White TrailHiking · ~6 min drivePhoto: Famartin, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Ridge TrailHiking · Next doorPhoto: robanhk, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
Public PathwayHiking · ~7 min drivePhoto: joe.ross, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)- Tributary TrailHiking · ~1 min drivePhoto: robanhk, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
Yellow TrailHiking · ~10 min drivePhoto: Famartin, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Maple Flats TrailHiking · ~1 min drivePhoto: robanhk, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
Devils Half-Acre TrailHiking · ~2 min drivePhoto: robanhk, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
Skillman PathwayHiking · ~5 min drivePhoto: joe.ross, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
Blue TrailHiking · ~5 min drivePhoto: Gary Miotla, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Best time to visit Roaring Rocks 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, 3.7 mi away at 283 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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