Beech Mountain-Clove Viewpoint–Beech Mountain-Clove Trail, 4 sights
5.2 mi · ▲ 623 ft · 2 hr 3 min
Beech Mountain-Clove Viewpoint–Beech Mountain-Clove Trail, 4 sights is a 5.2-mile out-and-back in High Mountain Park Preserve near Pines Lake, NJ. The route reaches Beech Mountain-Clove Viewpoint at the turnaround, 2.6 miles in. It climbs 623 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Beech Mountain-Clove Viewpoint–Beech Mountain-Clove Trail, 4 sights
5.2 mi · ▲ 623 ft · 2 hr 3 min
Elevation 410–646 ft
Out & Back · High Mountain Park Preserve
Trailhead: 40.98895, -74.24382
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:28 AM · sunset 7:25 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Pancake Hollow Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Purple Trail, heading SE.
- 450 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 1.1 miSharp right onto Beech Mountain-Clove Trail, heading NE.
- 0.7 miBear right onto Purgatory, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Beech Mountain-Clove Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miReach Beech Mountain-Clove Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Purgatory, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Beech Mountain-Clove Trail, heading NW.
- 0.7 miSharp left onto Purple Trail, heading NW.
- 1.2 miContinue straight onto Pancake Hollow Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftArrive 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~30 min). Leave by 6:35 PM for the 7:25 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:09 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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