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Sussex Branch Trail

Trail28 km · 17 miBest Apr–Jun, Sep–Nov

Next nearby hike: Limestone Trail 2.4 mi · 3.9 kmExplore New Jersey →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Apr–Jun, Sep–Nov · highs 10–25 °C (50–77 °F)

  1. J2°-7°81
  2. F4°-6°73
  3. M9°-1°96
  4. A15°4°104
  5. M20°10°108
  6. J25°15°115
  7. J28°18°112
  8. A27°18°106
  9. S23°14°111
  10. O16°7°108
  11. N10°2°90
  12. D4°-3°96

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

Sussex Branch Trail is a trail of about 28 km (17 mi) in New Jersey, United States of America. It lies about 6.9 km northeast of Newton. It connects with Paulinskill Valley Trail.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Length
28 km · 17 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
6.9 km NE of Newton (Sussex County, New Jersey) · GeoNames
Connects to
Paulinskill Valley Trail (at its start or end)
Best months
Apr–Jun, Sep–Nov
Country
United States of America
Region
New Jersey
Continent
North America
Route centre
41.0436, -74.7231
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.

Nearest trails

distance from the trail centre

Limestone Trail

2.4 mi · 3.9 km · New Jersey

Lehigh and Hudson Trail

3.7 mi · 6.0 km · New Jersey

Paulinskill Valley Trail

4.3 mi · 7.0 km · New Jersey

Other

6.1 mi · 9.9 km · New Jersey

Ogden Mine Railroad Path

6 mi · 10 km · New Jersey

Waving Willie Trail

6 mi · 10 km · New Jersey

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