Claypit Run & Grand Tour Trail is a 3-mile out-and-back near Stone Church, NJ. It climbs 342 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi16 – 240 ft · steepest grade: 22%3.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.39515, -74.02056
Nearest town Stone Church, NJ
Directions
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Claypit Run & Grand Tour Trail
3 mi · ▲ 342 ft · 1 hr 10 min
Elevation 15–240 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.39515, -74.02056
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 80°F / low 69° · precip 5% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:28 AM · sunset 7:24 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Claypit Park Access Road, heading NE.
- 250 ftSharp right onto Claypit Run, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Laurel Ridge, heading NE.
- 200 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Candlestick Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Laurel Ridge, heading E.
- 500 ftSharp right onto Grand Tour Trail, heading E.
- 200 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miReach Claypit Run, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Laurel Ridge, heading SE.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Candlestick Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Laurel Ridge, heading W.
- 200 ftBear right onto Claypit Run, heading W.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Claypit Park Access Road, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
94% dirt6% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 80°F69°
Precip5%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity68%
Rained 0.1″ 2 days ago (2.7″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
80°65°
Sunrise 6:28 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:24 PM
Sun
72°65°
Mon
80°65°
Tue
83°65°
Wed
87°68°
Thu
85°72°
Fri
76°61°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~29 min). Leave by 6:35 PM for the 7:24 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:01 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Candlestick Trail & Claypit Run 2.1 mi · ▲ 353 ft
- Laurel Ridge Sunset Point & Claypit Run 2.3 mi · ▲ 206 ft
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