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Tranquility Ridge Park

Beech Road

11.4 mi · ▲ 1,751 ft · 4 hr 41 min

Beech Road is an 11.4-mile out-and-back in Tranquility Ridge Park near Skylands, NJ. It climbs 1,751 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 70/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi446 – 1,240 ft · steepest grade: 17%11.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Manor Trail 41.13758, -74.26716
Nearest town Skylands, NJ
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Beech Road

11.4 mi · ▲ 1,751 ft · 4 hr 41 min

Elevation 445–1,241 ft

Out & Back · Tranquility Ridge Park

Trailhead: Manor Trail · 41.13758, -74.26716

Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:22 PM

  1. Start on Manor Trail, heading N.
  2. 0.4 miTurn left onto Hasenclever Iron Trail, heading W.
  3. 1.7 miTurn right, heading W.
  4. 0.8 miBear right onto Beech Road, heading N.
  5. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  6. 1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  7. 0.7 miBear right, heading N.
  8. 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 0.8 miBear left, heading S.
  10. 0.7 miTurn left, heading S.
  11. 1.3 miBear left, heading E.
  12. 0.8 miTurn left onto Hasenclever Iron Trail, heading SE.
  13. 1.7 miTurn right onto Manor Trail, heading SW.
  14. 0.4 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/beech-road-out-back-18-km-6801

Weather

Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 7:22 PM

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