Silver Trail
- 1.2 mi
- one way
- 245 ft
- climb
- 702 ft
- high point
- Point to point
- route
- Apr–Oct
- best months
Silver Trail is a short, easy hike in Campgaw Mountain Reservation in New Jersey, on county land about 1.2 miles long. It rises from a low point of 442 feet to a high of 702 feet, with a total elevation gain of 245 feet. The route is a point-to-point trail, and the steepest stretch comes at about 0.88 miles in, with a grade of 13 percent. The most comfortable months for a visit are late spring and early fall. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Wanaque Raymond Dam show May highs around 71°F and September highs around 76°F, with July the warmest month at about 84°F. That station sits roughly 450 feet lower than the trail's high point, so temperatures on the higher ground run cooler. The trip takes about half an hour. Rocky Ridge Trail is about 0.6 miles away, and Hemlock Trail and Backslope Trail are each within a mile. Climbers can find Easter Island Boulder about 2.6 miles off.
Local outfitters
- Pier 13 Hoboken22 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Rocky Ridge TrailHiking0.6 mi
- Hemlock TrailHiking0.8 mi
- Backslope TrailHiking0.9 mi
- Easter Island BoulderRock climbing2.6 mi
- Sector 2Rock climbing2.6 mi
- QuarantineRock climbing2.6 mi
- Ramapo RiverRiver fishing3.2 mi
- Wanaque RiverCanoeing5.1 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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Best time to visit Silver Trail
Best months: April–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° / 20°
10 wet
Feb
40° / 20°
8 wet
Mar
48° / 29°
10 wet
Apr
59° / 39°
11 wet
May
71° / 50°
12 wet
Jun
79° / 58°
11 wet
Jul
84° / 64°
10 wet
Aug
83° / 63°
10 wet
Sep
76° / 56°
8 wet
Oct
64° / 43°
9 wet
Nov
53° / 35°
8 wet
Dec
43° / 27°
9 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Wanaque Raymond Dam, NJ, 5 mi away at 245 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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