CLOSED HT (No Access)–Highlands Trail, 4 sights
10.2 mi · ▲ 1,268 ft · 4 hr 2 min
CLOSED HT (No Access)–Highlands Trail, 4 sights is a 10.2-mile out-and-back near Lake Mohawk, NJ. It climbs 1,268 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 23/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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CLOSED HT (No Access)–Highlands Trail, 4 sights
10.2 mi · ▲ 1,268 ft · 4 hr 2 min
Elevation 851–1,168 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Highlands Trail · 40.99907, -74.64674
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:27 PM
- Start on Highlands Trail, heading S.
- 3.2 miSharp left onto Lake Hopatcong Trail, heading E.
- 1 miTurn left onto Mt Inlet Loop (Yellow), heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Lake Hopatcong Trail, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear right onto CLOSED HT (No Access), heading NE.
- 50 ftReach Highlands Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear left onto Lake Hopatcong Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Mt Inlet Loop (Yellow), heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Lake Hopatcong Trail, heading S.
- 1 miSharp right onto Highlands Trail, heading SW.
- 3.1 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 1.1 mi in (~33 min). Leave by 6:33 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:08 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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