Half Back Trail

Half Back 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 Half Back 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 Half Back Trail — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.66011, -74.75391. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Half Back Trail

• Lamington Presbyterian Church · church · Somerset · ~4 km · Must-see
• Round Valley Reservoir · lake · Hunterdon · ~10 km · Must-see
• Willowwood Arboretum · park · Morris · ~10 km · Must-see
• Bamboo Brook Outdoor Education Center · park · Morris · ~11 km · Must-see
• Cushetunk Mountain · viewpoint · Hunterdon · ~11 km · Must-see
• Sri Venkateswara Temple · temple · Somerset · ~13 km · Must-see
• Leonard J. Buck Garden · sanctuary · Somerset · ~14 km · Must-see
• Moggy Hollow Natural Area · sanctuary · Somerset · ~15 km · Must-see
• Hunterdon County Arboretum · sanctuary · Hunterdon · ~16 km · Must-see
• Red Mill Museum · fort · Hunterdon · ~17 km · Must-see
• Duke Island Park · sanctuary · Somerset · ~18 km · Must-see
• Spruce Run Recreation Area · sanctuary · Hunterdon · ~18 km · Must-see
• Devil's Tree · fort · Somerset · ~18 km · Must-see
• Old Dutch Parsonage · museum · Somerset · ~19 km · Must-see
• St. John's Episcopal Church · church · Somerset · ~19 km · Must-see
• Wallace House · museum · Somerset · ~19 km · Must-see
• Schiff Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Morris · ~20 km · Must-see
• Mortimer L Schiff Boy Scout Reservation · park · Morris · ~20 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Half Back Trail

Other treks near Half Back Trail

• Patriots' Path · trek · Morris · ~30 km · Must-see
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• Ogden Mine Railroad Trail · trek · Sussex · ~52 km · Must-see
• Lenape Trail · trek · Essex · ~58 km · Must-see
• Thunder Swamp Trail System · trek · Pike · ~80 km · Must-see
• Brookside Trail · trek · Bergen · ~99 km · Must-see
• Old Erie Path Rail-Trail · trek · Rockland · ~103 km · Must-see
• Raymond G. Esposito Trail · trek · Rockland · ~105 km · Must-see
• Schuylkill River Trail · trek · Berks · ~109 km · Must-see
• Chester Valley Trail · trek · Chester · ~113 km · Must-see

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