AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Cuesta Ridge Trail & Grand Tour Trail

2.9 mi · ▲ 163 ft · 1 hr 3 min

Cuesta Ridge Trail & Grand Tour Trail is a 2.9-mile out-and-back near Monmouth Hills, NJ. It is mostly level, with 163 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi56 – 243 ft3.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.39324, -74.00391
Nearest town Monmouth Hills, NJ
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Cuesta Ridge Trail & Grand Tour Trail

2.9 mi · ▲ 163 ft · 1 hr 3 min

Elevation 55–243 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.39324, -74.00391

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 80°F / low 70° · precip 6% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:28 AM · sunset 7:23 PM

Toilets at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 450 ftTurn left onto Grand Tour Trail, heading NW.
  3. 0.3 miSharp right, heading NE.
  4. 0.2 miSharp right onto Cuesta Ridge Trail, heading NW.
  5. 0.8 miReach Grand Tour Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.8 miSharp left onto Grand Tour Trail, heading W.
  7. 0.1 miSharp right, heading SE.
  8. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  9. 400 ftArrive 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-trail-out-back

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 80°F70°
Precip6%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity65%
Rained 0.1″ 2 days ago (3.1″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
80°70°
Sunrise 6:28 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:23 PM
Sun 71°65°
Mon 80°65°
Tue 83°65°
Wed 86°68°
Thu 84°72°
Fri 75°61°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~21 min). Leave by 6:42 PM for the 7:23 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:55 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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