1 mi from youSierra Trail
- Ends at Seele
- 1,014 ft of climbing
10.8 mi loop · 974 ft gain · Hard
NJ
11.6 mi out & back, trail only · 889 ft gain · 459 ft high point · Hard
Reached from Trailside Nature Center Parking, 10.7 mi each way
NJ · OpenStreetMap contributors
The Purple Trail is an 11.6 mi out and back route that climbs 889 ft and passes Lake Surprise.
889 ft of gain round trip.
Ranked the same way, within twenty-five miles.
What the trail reaches, measured from the start.
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Trail data: USFS, NPS, © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Elevation: USGS 3DEP via Mapzen terrain tiles. Nearby reading: Wikipedia. Download the trail and feature data.
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