AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Cuesta Ridge Trail & Grand Tour

1.9 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 40 min

Cuesta Ridge Trail & Grand Tour is a 1.9-mile out-and-back near Monmouth Hills, NJ. It is mostly level, with 55 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi210 – 266 ft2.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Grand Tour 40.40153, -74.00345
Nearest town Monmouth Hills, NJ
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Cuesta Ridge Trail & Grand Tour

1.9 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 40 min

Elevation 211–264 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Grand Tour · 40.40153, -74.00345

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 79°F / low 68° · precip 6% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:28 AM · sunset 7:23 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Horses allowed on the whole route

  1. Start on Grand Tour, heading E.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left onto Cuesta Ridge Trail, heading E.
  3. 0.8 miReach Grand Tour, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.8 miTurn right onto Grand Tour, heading NE.
  5. 0.1 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/cuesta-ridge-trail-grand-tour-out-back

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 79°F68°
Precip6%Wind11 mphUV7Humidity64%
Rained 0.2″ 2 days ago (1.6″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
80°65°
Sunrise 6:28 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:23 PM
Sun 72°65°
Mon 79°64°
Tue 83°65°
Wed 86°68°
Thu 84°71°
Fri 75°60°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:03 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:23 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:51 PM.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Horses allowed on the whole route

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