Gravel Hill Trail (white)–Green Trail, 4 sights
4.3 mi · ▲ 278 ft · 1 hr 34 min
Gravel Hill Trail (white)–Green Trail, 4 sights is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Thompson Park near Hoffman, NJ. It climbs 278 ft. It scores 29/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Gravel Hill Trail (white)–Green Trail, 4 sights
4.3 mi · ▲ 278 ft · 1 hr 34 min
Elevation 71–163 ft
Out & Back · Thompson Park
Trailhead: Hoffman Station Trail (red) · 40.31515, -74.42839
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 79°F / low 68° · precip 5% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:25 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Hoffman Station Trail (red), heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Gravel Hill Trail (white), heading E.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Red Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Red / Yellow Trail, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear right onto Yellow Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Green Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miReach Gravel Hill Trail (white), then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Yellow Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Red / Yellow Trail, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear left onto Red Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Gravel Hill Trail (white), heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Hoffman Station Trail (red), heading NE.
- 50 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:05 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:25 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:53 PM.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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