Grand Tour Trail

3 mi · ▲ 196 ft · 1 hr 6 min

Grand Tour Trail is a 3-mile out-and-back near Stone Church, NJ. It is mostly level, with 196 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi72 – 197 ft3.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.40139, -74.01305
Nearest town Stone Church, NJ

Directions

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Grand Tour Trail

3 mi · ▲ 196 ft · 1 hr 6 min

Elevation 72–197 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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftContinue straight onto Kings Hollow Trail, heading NE.
  3. 50 ftSharp left onto Laurel Ridge, heading NE.
  4. 0.4 miTurn right onto Laurel Ridge / Grand Tour, heading SE.
  5. 0.1 miBear left onto Grand Tour Trail, heading SE.
  6. 200 ftBear left, heading SE.
  7. 0.9 miReach Grand Tour Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.8 miBear right, heading N.
  9. 0.1 miBear right onto Laurel Ridge / Grand Tour, heading W.
  10. 0.1 miTurn left onto Laurel Ridge, heading NW.
  11. 0.4 miSharp right onto Kings Hollow Trail, heading W.
  12. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 80°F69°
Precip5%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity67%
Rained 0.2″ 2 days ago (1.6″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
80°65°
Sunrise 6:28 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:24 PM
Sun 71°64°
Mon 80°65°
Tue 83°65°
Wed 86°68°
Thu 85°72°
Fri 75°61°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 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.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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