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Battery Viewpoint–Battery Loop, 4 sights

2.3 mi · ▲ 136 ft · 50 min

Battery Viewpoint–Battery Loop, 4 sights is a 2.3-mile out-and-back near Highlands, NJ. The route reaches Battery Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 136 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi148 – 243 ft2.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.39776, -73.99227
Nearest town Highlands, NJ
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Battery Viewpoint–Battery Loop, 4 sights

2.3 mi · ▲ 136 ft · 50 min

Elevation 146–244 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.39776, -73.99227

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:28 AM · sunset 7:23 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.2 miSharp left onto Cuesta Ridge Trail, heading E.
  3. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Grand Tour Trail, heading S.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Cuesta Ridge Trail, heading S.
  5. 0.1 miTurn left onto Grand Tour, heading SE.
  6. 500 ftTurn right onto Battery Loop, heading SE.
  7. 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  8. 250 ftBear left onto Battery Lewis Trail, heading S.
  9. 250 ftBear left, heading S.
  10. 0.3 miTurn right onto Battery Loop, heading SE.
  11. 300 ftReach Battery Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  13. 0.3 miBear right onto Battery Lewis Trail, heading NW.
  14. 250 ftBear right, heading NW.
  15. 250 ftTurn right onto Battery Loop, heading N.
  16. 100 ftTurn left onto Grand Tour, heading NW.
  17. 500 ftTurn right onto Cuesta Ridge Trail, heading N.
  18. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Grand Tour Trail, heading N.
  19. 50 ftContinue straight onto Cuesta Ridge Trail, heading N.
  20. 0.4 miSharp right, heading NW.
  21. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/battery-viewpoint-battery-loop-out-back-4-sights

Trail surface

61% dirt28% gravel9% paved2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:28 AMSunset 7:23 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~16 min). Leave by 6:47 PM for the 7:23 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:53 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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