Compton-Gobel Road
2.2 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 46 min
Compton-Gobel Road is a 2.2-mile out-and-back near Hurdtown, NJ. It is mostly level, with 80 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Compton-Gobel Road
2.2 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 46 min
Elevation 938–1,002 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.97181, -74.58869
Weather Sep 5: Drizzle, high 73°F / low 62° · precip 8% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:26 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Compton-Gobel Road, heading SW.
- 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~25 min). Leave by 6:42 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:04 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
More from this trailhead
- Lake Shawnee Loop via Compton-Gobel Road 2.5 mi · ▲ 236 ft
- Waldon Road via Compton-Gobel Road 3.6 mi · ▲ 391 ft
- Longwood Lake–Lake Shawnee, 3 lakes 5.1 mi · ▲ 657 ft
- Teal/Black Dot & Yellow Dot Trail via Yellow Trail 6.7 mi · ▲ 593 ft
- Beaver Brook Trail (White) & Waldon Road 8.6 mi · ▲ 1,483 ft
- Compton- Gobel Road–Compton-Gobel Road, 3 sights 10 mi · ▲ 1,000 ft
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