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Hamburg Mountain Wildlife Management Area

Granite Peak–Moonspin Glade, 6 sights

5.7 mi · ▲ 2,041 ft · 2 hr 55 min

Granite Peak–Moonspin Glade, 6 sights is a 5.7-mile out-and-back in Hamburg Mountain Wildlife Management Area near Sand Hills, NJ. The route passes Moonspin Glade and Granite Peak before reaching Great Gorge Lake at the turnaround, 2.9 miles in. It climbs 2,041 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 52/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi607 – 1,447 ft · steepest grade: 25%6.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Phantom Drop 41.18985, -74.50549
Nearest town Sand Hills, NJ
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Granite Peak–Moonspin Glade, 6 sights

5.7 mi · ▲ 2,041 ft · 2 hr 55 min

Elevation 607–1,447 ft

Out & Back · Hamburg Mountain Wildlife Management Area

Trailhead: Phantom Drop · 41.18985, -74.50549

Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:23 PM

Transit-accessible: MT Creek at Red Tail Lodge, Vernon stop 185 m from the trailhead

  1. Start on Phantom Drop, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftTurn left onto Progression Drops, heading SE.
  3. 50 ftBear right onto Domboo, heading S.
  4. 50 ftTurn right onto Lower Ripper, heading S.
  5. 450 ftContinue straight onto Ripper, heading S.
  6. 0.1 miPass Moonspin Glade.
  7. 50 ftBear right onto Alpine, heading S.
  8. 250 ftSharp left onto Domboo, heading S.
  9. 100 ftContinue straight onto Breakout, heading SW.
  10. 350 ftBear left onto The Jack, heading SW.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto Breakout, heading SW.
  12. 250 ftBear left, heading SE.
  13. 350 ftTurn right onto Salvation, heading W.
  14. 50 ftSharp left onto Greenhorn, heading W.
  15. 50 ftTurn right onto Deviant, heading SW.
  16. 350 ftContinue straight onto Greenhorn, heading SW.
  17. 50 ftTurn left onto Deviant, heading SW.
  18. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  19. 50 ftTurn right onto Ego Trip, heading W.
  20. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  21. 500 ftBear left, heading W.
  22. 300 ftBear right, heading SW.
  23. 450 ftPass Granite Peak.
  24. 1.2 miSharp left, heading NW.
  25. 0.9 miPass Great Gorge Lake.
  26. 150 ftReach Granite Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  27. 0.9 miSharp right, heading W.
  28. 1.2 miBear left, heading E.
  29. 300 ftBear right, heading NE.
  30. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  31. 50 ftTurn left onto Deviant, heading NE.
  32. 50 ftTurn right onto Greenhorn, heading NE.
  33. 50 ftContinue straight onto Deviant, heading N.
  34. 350 ftTurn left onto Greenhorn, heading N.
  35. 50 ftSharp right onto Salvation, heading N.
  36. 50 ftTurn left onto Breakout, heading N.
  37. 0.1 miContinue straight onto The Jack, heading NE.
  38. 50 ftBear right onto Breakout, heading NE.
  39. 350 ftContinue straight onto Domboo, heading N.
  40. 50 ftSharp right onto Alpine, heading NW.
  41. 250 ftBear left onto Ripper, heading N.
  42. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Lower Ripper, heading E.
  43. 450 ftTurn left onto Domboo, heading N.
  44. 50 ftBear left onto Progression Drops, heading N.
  45. 50 ftTurn right onto Phantom Drop, heading N.
  46. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/granite-peak-moonspin-glade-out-back-7-sights-via-greenhorn

Trail surface

75% gravel19% dirt6% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 7:23 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: MT Creek at Red Tail Lodge, Vernon stop 185 m from the trailhead

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