High Point State Park
Cedar Swamp Trail & Shawangunk Ridge Trail
4 mi · ▲ 424 ft · 1 hr 33 min
Cedar Swamp Trail & Shawangunk Ridge Trail is a 4-mile out-and-back in High Point State Park near Mount Salem, NJ. It climbs 424 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 56/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi1,109 – 1,555 ft · steepest grade: 16%4.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.33488, -74.64089
Nearest town Mount Salem, NJ
Directions
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Cedar Swamp Trail & Shawangunk Ridge Trail
4 mi · ▲ 424 ft · 1 hr 33 min
Elevation 1,110–1,557 ft
Out & Back · High Point State Park
Trailhead: 41.33488, -74.64089
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:23 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Shawangunk Ridge Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Cedar Swamp Trail, heading SW.
- 0.7 miReach Cedar Swamp Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miBear right onto Shawangunk Ridge Trail, heading NE.
- 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.
Trail surface
17% dirt83% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:23 PM
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