Backslope Trail

Backslope Trail: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this trek: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Backslope Trail

Season: October to February.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Backslope Trail — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.05991, -74.20418. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Backslope Trail

• Campgaw Mountain · viewpoint · Bergen · ~1 km · Must-see
• Campgaw Mountain Reservation · sanctuary · Bergen · ~1 km · Must-see
• Rocky Mountain · viewpoint · Bergen · ~5 km · Must-see
• Drag Hill · viewpoint · Bergen · ~5 km · Must-see
• Barnert Temple · temple · Bergen · ~6 km · Must-see
• Stag Hill/Houvenkopf Mountain · viewpoint · Bergen · ~7 km · Must-see
• Ramapo Lake · lake · Passaic · ~7 km · Must-see
• Ramapo Reformed Church · church · Bergen · ~7 km · Must-see
• Bellot Mountain · viewpoint · Passaic · ~7 km · Must-see
• Bald Mountain · viewpoint · Bergen · ~8 km · Must-see
• Ringwood State Park · sanctuary · Passaic · ~9 km · Must-see
• Mount Defiance · viewpoint · Passaic · ~9 km · Must-see
• Brook Chapel · church · Bergen · ~9 km · Must-see
• Skylands Manor · fort · Passaic · ~10 km · Must-see
• Wanaque Reservior · lake · Passaic · ~10 km · Must-see
• Pompton Falls · waterfall · Passaic · ~11 km · Must-see
• Shepherd Lake · lake · Passaic · ~11 km · Must-see
• G. Thomas Donch Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Bergen · ~11 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Backslope Trail

Other treks near Backslope Trail

• Old Erie Path Rail-Trail · trek · Rockland · ~29 km · Must-see
• Raymond G. Esposito Trail · trek · Rockland · ~30 km · Must-see
• Brookside Trail · trek · Bergen · ~31 km · Must-see
• Lenape Trail · trek · Essex · ~32 km · Must-see
• Ogden Mine Railroad Trail · trek · Sussex · ~41 km · Must-see
• Patriots' Path · trek · Morris · ~50 km · Must-see
• Thunder Swamp Trail System · trek · Pike · ~91 km · Must-see
• Lillinoah Trail · trek · Western Connecticut Planning Region · ~108 km · Must-see
• Stony Brook Trail · trek · Mercer · ~115 km · Must-see
• Paugussett Trail · trek · Naugatuck Valley Planning Region · ~116 km · Must-see

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