Gravel Hill Trail (White) & Red Trail
4.4 mi · ▲ 193 ft · 1 hr 34 min
Gravel Hill Trail (White) & Red Trail is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Thompson Park near Concordia, NJ. It is mostly level, with 193 ft of elevation gain. It scores 24/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Gravel Hill Trail (White) & Red Trail
4.4 mi · ▲ 193 ft · 1 hr 34 min
Elevation 104–163 ft
Out & Back · Thompson Park
Trailhead: 40.31743, -74.43213
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 at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Gravel Hill Trail (White), heading N.
- 1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Red Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Red / Yellow Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftSharp left onto Red Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miReach Gravel Hill Trail (White), then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Red / Yellow Trail, heading E.
- 150 ftBear left onto Red Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Gravel Hill Trail (white), heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn right, 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 7:02 PM for the 7:25 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:43 PM — 10 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Blue Trail–Gravel Hill Trail (White), 4 sights 4.7 mi · ▲ 251 ft
- Blue Trail–Gravel Hill Trail (White), 5 sights 5.3 mi · ▲ 279 ft
- Lake Manalapan–Gravel Hill Trail (White), 6 sights 5.7 mi · ▲ 278 ft
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