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Candlestick Trail & Cuesta Ridge Trail via Grand Tour Trail

3.8 mi · ▲ 413 ft · 1 hr 28 min

Candlestick Trail & Cuesta Ridge Trail via Grand Tour Trail is a 3.8-mile out-and-back near Monmouth Hills, NJ. It climbs 413 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi69 – 256 ft4.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.39196, -73.99709
Nearest town Monmouth Hills, NJ
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Candlestick Trail & Cuesta Ridge Trail via Grand Tour Trail

3.8 mi · ▲ 413 ft · 1 hr 28 min

Elevation 68–255 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.39196, -73.99709

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:28 AM · sunset 7:23 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Grand Tour Trail, heading E.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left onto Cuesta Ridge Trail, heading NW.
  4. 1 miContinue straight onto Laurel Ridge, heading W.
  5. 0.4 miSharp right onto Kings Hollow Trail, heading SW.
  6. 50 ftTurn left onto Laurel Ridge, heading SW.
  7. 50 ftReach Cuesta Ridge Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 100 ftTurn left onto Kings Hollow Trail, heading NW.
  9. 100 ftBear left onto Candlestick Trail, heading SW.
  10. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
  11. 500 ftTurn left onto Laurel Ridge, heading SE.
  12. 500 ftSharp right onto Grand Tour Trail, heading E.
  13. 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
  14. 1.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  15. 0.3 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/candlestick-trail-cuesta-ridge-trail-out-back

Trail surface

94% dirt6% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 6:28 AMSunset 7:23 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~14 min). Leave by 6:50 PM for the 7:23 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:48 PM — 4 min before dark.

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