Tranquility Ridge Park

Beech Road

11.4 mi · ▲ 2,173 ft · 4 hr 53 min

Beech Road is an 11.4-mile out-and-back in Tranquility Ridge Park near Skylands, NJ. It climbs 2,173 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade. It scores 69/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi417 – 1,240 ft · steepest grade: 24%11.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Manor Road 41.14549, -74.24702
Nearest town Skylands, NJ

Directions

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Beech Road

11.4 mi · ▲ 2,173 ft · 4 hr 53 min

Elevation 416–1,241 ft

Out & Back · Tranquility Ridge Park

Trailhead: Manor Road · 41.14549, -74.24702

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Manor Road, heading NE.
  2. 1.3 miTurn right onto Hasenclever Iron Trail, heading NW.
  3. 0.8 miTurn right, heading S.
  4. 0.9 miBear right onto Beech Road, heading NW.
  5. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  6. 1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  7. 0.7 miBear right, heading N.
  8. 0.8 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 NE.
  12. 0.9 miTurn left onto Hasenclever Iron Trail, heading SE.
  13. 0.8 miTurn left, heading E.
  14. 1.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Weather

Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 7:22 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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