Grand Tour Trail
3.2 mi · ▲ 333 ft · 1 hr 14 min
Grand Tour Trail is a 3.2-mile out-and-back near Highlands, NJ. It climbs 333 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi79 – 240 ft · steepest grade: 21%3.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.39776, -73.99227
Nearest town Highlands, NJ
Directions
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Grand Tour Trail
3.2 mi · ▲ 333 ft · 1 hr 14 min
Elevation 79–240 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.39776, -73.99227
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:28 AM · sunset 7:23 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Cuesta Ridge Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Grand Tour Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Laurel Ridge, heading NW.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Candlestick Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 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 N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 500 ftTurn left onto Laurel Ridge, heading NE.
- 500 ftSharp right onto Grand Tour Trail, heading E.
- 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Cuesta Ridge Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 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
100% dirt
Weather
Sunrise 6:28 AMSunset 7:23 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 6:58 PM for the 7:23 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:43 PM — 8 min before dark.
More from this trailhead
- Grand Tour Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 190 ft
- Battery Viewpoint–Battery Loop, 4 sights 2.3 mi · ▲ 136 ft
- Scenic Link Viewpoint–Cuesta Ridge Trail, 3 sights 2.4 mi · ▲ 250 ft
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