Grand Tour Trail
2.3 mi · ▲ 280 ft · 54 min
Grand Tour Trail is a 2.3-mile out-and-back near Monmouth Hills, NJ. It climbs 280 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Grand Tour Trail
2.3 mi · ▲ 280 ft · 54 min
Elevation 55–240 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.39324, -74.00391
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 80°F / low 70° · precip 6% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:28 AM · sunset 7:23 PM
Toilets at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Grand Tour Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Laurel Ridge, heading W.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Candlestick Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Laurel Ridge, heading SW.
- 200 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 200 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Candlestick Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 500 ftTurn left onto Laurel Ridge, heading NE.
- 500 ftSharp right onto Grand Tour Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 100 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~20 min). Leave by 6:44 PM for the 7:23 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:53 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Candlestick Trail & Grand Tour Trail 2 mi · ▲ 277 ft
- Cuesta Ridge Trail & Grand Tour Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 163 ft
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