New Jersey trails · Blue Blaze Trail
Blue Blaze Trail
A 1.7-mile out-and-back in New Jersey, with 1,059 ft of climbing. Reaches Mount Tammany and other summit/viewpoint destinations. Managed by the National Park Service.
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It climbs almost continuously, with little descent to recover on.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Mount Tammany (summit)
- Mount Tammany Lookout (viewpoint)
Getting there
Red Dot Trail — parking nearby. 40.97191, -75.12379 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 5:57 a.m., the sun rises at 6:25 a.m. and sets at 7:35 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:03 p.m. (EDT) — 13 h 09 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 3.4-mile round trip takes roughly 2 h 20 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 8:45 a.m. — 10 h 49 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Appalachian National Scenic Trail + Blue Blaze Trail + Dunnfield Creek Trail — 5.6 mi loop, 661 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Paulinskill Valley Trail — 6.9 mi
- Jenny Jump Trail — 11.2 mi
- Blue Mt Lake Trail — 13.2 mi
- Warren Highlands — 19.7 mi