1.1 miles
Distance
128 ft
Climb
-212 ft
Descent
00:12:24
Avg time

Purple (Cascade) Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Mahlon Dickerson Reservation
    Jefferson, New Jersey
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Hiking SAC Scale
    T1 Hiking
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC, Fat
  • Direction
    Both Directions
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  • Climb Difficulty
    Blue
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Trail Visibility
    Always easy to follow
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • TTFs on Trail
    Rock Garden
  • Global Ranking
    #41872 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #74331 in Trail Running
    • #83314 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    95 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 85 in Trail Running
    • 65 in Hiking
  • Land Owner
    Morris County Parks

Purple blazed Cascade Trail.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Purple (Cascade) multi-use trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -84 ft
  • Altitude min
    1,058 ft
  • Altitude max
    1,261 ft
  • Altitude start
    1,253 ft
  • Altitude end
    1,171 ft
  • Grade
    -1.4%
  • Grade max
    -18.4%
  • Grade min
    21.2%
  • Distance climb
    1,634 ft
  • Distance down
    3,104 ft
  • Distance flat
    1,014 ft
  • Avg time
    00:12:24
  • Avg reverse time
    00:14:35
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on Mar 7, 2025
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      Purple (Cascade) Trail Reports

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      Mar 7, 2025 @ 11:12am
      Mar 7, 2025
      		 reporter Blow down
      Jan 14, 2025 @ 11:06am
      Jan 14, 2025
      		 nice and frozen
      Oct 11, 2021 @ 12:29pm
      Oct 11, 2021
      May 13, 2021 @ 2:13pm
      May 13, 2021
      		 Perfect
      Nov 29, 2020 @ 8:46am
      Nov 29, 2020
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 0 rides
      •  
      6 Months
      • 35 rides
      • 11 miles avg distance
      All
      • 228 rides
      • Last: Jul 12, 2025

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      19 |
      Jul 1, 2024 @ 4:40pm
      Jul 1, 2024
      34 |
      Sep 3, 2023 @ 1:26pm
      Sep 3, 2023
      47 |
      Sep 3, 2023 @ 1:26pm
      Sep 3, 2023
      82 |
      Nov 11, 2020 @ 1:17pm
      Nov 11, 2020

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