Big Brook Road & Henry Hudson Trail
8.1 mi · ▲ 165 ft · 2 hr 47 min
Big Brook Road & Henry Hudson Trail is an 8.1-mile out-and-back in Big Brook Park near Hillsdale, NJ. It is mostly level, with 165 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Big Brook Road & Henry Hudson Trail
8.1 mi · ▲ 165 ft · 2 hr 47 min
Elevation 96–200 ft
Out & Back · Big Brook Park
Trailhead: Big Brook Road · 40.32649, -74.22418
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 81°F / low 69° · precip 3% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:24 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Big Brook Road, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Henry Hudson Trail, heading SW.
- 3.4 miReach Big Brook Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 3.4 miTurn right onto Big Brook Road, heading E.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.9 mi in (~74 min). Leave by 5:50 PM for the 7:24 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:52 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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