Cuesta Ridge Trail
2.8 mi · ▲ 171 ft · 1 hr 1 min
Cuesta Ridge Trail is a 2.8-mile out-and-back near Stone Church, NJ. It is mostly level, with 171 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Cuesta Ridge Trail
2.8 mi · ▲ 171 ft · 1 hr 1 min
Elevation 72–243 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.40139, -74.01305
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 80°F / low 69° · precip 5% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:28 AM · sunset 7:24 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Kings Hollow Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Laurel Ridge, heading NE.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Cuesta Ridge Trail, heading E.
- 1 miReach Cuesta Ridge Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Laurel Ridge, heading NW.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Kings Hollow Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftArrive 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~17 min). Leave by 6:46 PM for the 7:24 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:53 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Laurel Ridge Sunset Point–Candlestick Trail, 3 sights 2.1 mi · ▲ 257 ft
- Grand Tour Trail 3 mi · ▲ 196 ft
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