Gnome Hollow Trail
4.9 mi · ▲ 380 ft · 1 hr 49 min
Gnome Hollow Trail is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Frelinghuysen Forest Preserve near Marksboro, NJ. It climbs 380 ft. It scores 48/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Gnome Hollow Trail
4.9 mi · ▲ 380 ft · 1 hr 49 min
Elevation 519–652 ft
Out & Back · Frelinghuysen Forest Preserve
Trailhead: 41.00460, -74.88215
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:24 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 2 miSharp left onto Gnome Hollow Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miReach Gnome Hollow Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading S.
- 2 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 1.2 mi in (~32 min). Leave by 6:32 PM for the 7:24 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:12 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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- White Lake–White Lake Natural Resource Area Beach, 5 sights 10.8 mi · ▲ 699 ft
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