Connector Trail–Gnome Hollow Trail, 3 sights
14.4 mi · ▲ 444 ft · 5 hr 1 min
Connector Trail–Gnome Hollow Trail, 3 sights is a 14.4-mile out-and-back in Frelinghuysen Forest Preserve near Paulins Kill, NJ. It climbs 444 ft. It scores 36/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Connector Trail–Gnome Hollow Trail, 3 sights
14.4 mi · ▲ 444 ft · 5 hr 1 min
Elevation 443–646 ft
Out & Back · Frelinghuysen Forest Preserve
Trailhead: Paulinskill Valley Trail · 41.05040, -74.82766
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:24 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Paulinskill Valley Trail, heading SW.
- 4.7 miSharp left onto Connector Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Gnome Hollow Trail, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading S.
- 1 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Yellow Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miReach Paulinskill Valley Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
- 1 miSharp left onto Gnome Hollow Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Connector Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Paulinskill Valley Trail, heading SW.
- 4.6 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 7.1 mi in (~187 min). Leave by 3:57 PM for the 7:24 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:42 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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