Tranquility Ridge Park
Beech Ridge–Hewitt Connector Trail, 4 sights
10.3 mi · ▲ 1,197 ft · 4 hr 2 min
Beech Ridge–Hewitt Connector Trail, 4 sights is a 10.3-mile out-and-back in Tranquility Ridge Park near Skylands, NJ. It climbs 1,197 ft. It scores 63/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi400 – 791 ft10.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Hewitt Connector Trail 41.14171, -74.24897
Nearest town Skylands, NJ
Directions
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Beech Ridge–Hewitt Connector Trail, 4 sights
10.3 mi · ▲ 1,197 ft · 4 hr 2 min
Elevation 400–790 ft
Out & Back · Tranquility Ridge Park
Trailhead: Hewitt Connector Trail · 41.14171, -74.24897
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Hewitt Connector Trail, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Hasenclever Iron Trail, heading NW.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.9 miBear right onto Beech Road, heading NW.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Beech Ridge, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Sterling Ridge/Highlands Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Jennings Hollow Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftReach Hewitt Connector Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 100 ftBear right onto Sterling Ridge/Highlands Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Beech Ridge, heading NE.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Beech Road, heading S.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Hasenclever Iron Trail, heading S.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.7 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Hewitt Connector Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
9% dirt91% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 7:22 PM
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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