Cuesta Ridge Trail–Grand Tour Trail, 3 sights
2.8 mi · ▲ 120 ft · 1 hr
Cuesta Ridge Trail–Grand Tour Trail, 3 sights is a 2.8-mile out-and-back near Highlands, NJ. It is mostly level, with 120 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi138 – 243 ft3.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.39625, -73.98603
Nearest town Highlands, NJ
Directions
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Cuesta Ridge Trail–Grand Tour Trail, 3 sights
2.8 mi · ▲ 120 ft · 1 hr
Elevation 139–244 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.39625, -73.98603
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:28 AM · sunset 7:23 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Grand Tour Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Cuesta Ridge Trail, heading N.
- 1 miReach Lighthouse Link, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Grand Tour Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Lighthouse Link, heading SE.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
99% dirt1% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:28 AMSunset 7:23 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~12 min). Leave by 6:51 PM for the 7:23 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:49 PM — 2 min before dark.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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