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Highlands Trail

Trail18 km · 11 miBest Apr–Jun, Sep–Nov

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Best time to hike

Best months: Apr–Jun, Sep–Nov · highs 11–26 °C (52–79 °F)

  1. J3°-5°86
  2. F5°-4°75
  3. M10°0°98
  4. A16°5°108
  5. M21°10°116
  6. J26°16°118
  7. J29°19°134
  8. A28°18°106
  9. S23°14°112
  10. O17°8°112
  11. N11°3°98
  12. D5°-2°105

Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.

How we pick months

Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.

About this trail

Highlands Trail is a trail of about 18 km (11 mi) in New Jersey, United States of America. It lies about 5.5 km southwest of Glen Gardner. By long-term climate averages, the best months are Apr–Jun, Sep–Nov.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Length
18 km · 11 mi (agency length field)
Source
USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
Managed by
State agency
Data from
New Jersey State Park Service
Nearest town
5.5 km SW of Glen Gardner (Hunterdon County, New Jersey) · GeoNames
Best months
Apr–Jun, Sep–Nov
Country
United States of America
Region
New Jersey
Continent
North America
Route centre
40.6704, -74.9317
How it’s scored

Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.

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