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Shark River Park

Cedar Trail Extension & Hidden Creek Trail

2.3 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 48 min

Cedar Trail Extension & Hidden Creek Trail is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Shark River Park near Hamilton, NJ. It is mostly level, with 55 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi33 – 121 ft2.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.20011, -74.09680
Nearest town Hamilton, NJ
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Cedar Trail Extension & Hidden Creek Trail

2.3 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 48 min

Elevation 34–121 ft

Out & Back · Shark River Park

Trailhead: 40.20011, -74.09680

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 78°F / low 68° · precip 3% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:24 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 417 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left onto Pine Hills Trail, heading N.
  3. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Hidden Creek Trail, heading SE.
  4. 100 ftContinue straight onto Pine Hills Trail, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  6. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Cedar Trail, heading E.
  7. 0.2 miSharp right onto Cedar Trail Extension, heading NE.
  8. 0.3 miTurn left onto Hidden Creek Trail, heading NE.
  9. 50 ftReach Hidden Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 50 ftTurn right onto Cedar Trail Extension, heading NE.
  11. 0.3 miSharp left onto Cedar Trail, heading N.
  12. 0.4 miTurn right onto Pine Hills Trail, heading W.
  13. 50 ftContinue straight onto Hidden Creek Trail, heading W.
  14. 100 ftContinue straight onto Pine Hills Trail, heading W.
  15. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  16. 0.2 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/cedar-trail-extension-out-back

Trail surface

1% dirt99% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 78°F68°
Precip3%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity76%
Rained 0.1″ 2 days ago (2.6″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
80°65°
Sunrise 6:29 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:24 PM
Sun 70°63° 20%
Mon 81°64°
Tue 85°66°
Wed 87°69°
Thu 85°73°
Fri 76°60°

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 417 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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