New Jersey trails · West Morris Greenway (Main Line)
West Morris Greenway (Main Line)
A 7.2-mile out-and-back in New Jersey, with 405 ft of climbing. Reaches Lake Ames and other lake destinations. Managed by New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection.
Elevation profile
Most of the climbing sits in the first third — 73% of the ascent, between mile 0.0 and mile 2.4. It gives back about 550 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Lake Ames (lake)
- Mount Hope Pond (lake)
Getting there
West Morris Greenway (Main Line) access. About 7 min drive (3 mi) from Dover. 40.91451, -74.56234 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:40 a.m., the sun rises at 7:08 a.m. and sets at 6:19 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:47 p.m. (EDT) — 11 h 11 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 14.3-mile round trip takes roughly 5 h 43 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 12:50 p.m. — 5 h 29 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Anomaly Trail + Blue Flipper Trail + West Morris Greenway (Main Line) — 1.4 mi loop, 160 ft gain
- West Morris Greenway (Main Line) + Blue Flipper Trail + Mjölnir Trail — 2.2 mi loop, 326 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Highlands; Lake Hopatcong Trail — 5.4 mi
- Boulevard Trolley Trail — 5.9 mi
- Edison — 10.3 mi
- Highlands Trail — 10.4 mi