Palisades Interstate Park
Arboretum Point–Patriot's Leap, 3 viewpoints
6.1 mi · ▲ 717 ft · 2 hr 24 min
Arboretum Point–Patriot's Leap, 3 viewpoints is a 6.1-mile out-and-back in Palisades Interstate Park near Kings Woods, NJ. The route passes Huylers Beach and Patriot's Leap before reaching Arboretum Point at the turnaround, 3 miles in. It climbs 717 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Arboretum Point–Patriot's Leap, 3 viewpoints
6.1 mi · ▲ 717 ft · 2 hr 24 min
Elevation -5–421 ft
Out & Back · Palisades Interstate Park
Trailhead: Shore Trail · 40.94405, -73.91924
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:27 AM · sunset 7:24 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Shore Trail, heading S.
- 1.2 miTurn right onto Huyler’s Landing Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Huylers Beach.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Long Path, heading SW.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 450 ftPass Patriot's Leap.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miReach Arboretum Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 1.2 miSharp right onto Huyler’s Landing Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Shore Trail, heading NE.
- 1.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Shore Trail Trailhead
- Picture Point–Patriot's Leap, 4 viewpoints 7.2 mi · ▲ 737 ft
- Huylers Beach–Bloomer Beach, 3 beaches 9.3 mi · ▲ 155 ft
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