Frelinghuysen Forest Preserve

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.

Elevation

0 mi518 – 653 ft4.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.00460, -74.88215
Nearest town Marksboro, NJ

Directions

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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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 2 miSharp left onto Gnome Hollow Trail, heading SW.
  3. 0.4 miReach Gnome Hollow Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  5. 0.4 miSharp right, heading S.
  6. 2 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

14% dirt86% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:24 PM

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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