Paulinskill River Wildlife Management Area
Great Valley Trail Loop via Paulinskill Valley Trail
14.7 mi · ▲ 255 ft · 5 hr 2 min
Great Valley Trail Loop via Paulinskill Valley Trail is a 14.7-mile loop in Paulinskill River Wildlife Management Area near Warbasse, NJ. It climbs 255 ft. It scores 14/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Great Valley Trail Loop via Paulinskill Valley Trail
14.7 mi · ▲ 255 ft · 5 hr 2 min
Elevation 482–649 ft
Loop · Paulinskill River Wildlife Management Area
Trailhead: 41.08346, -74.70135
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:24 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Sussex Branch Trail, heading NE.
- 4.3 miSharp right onto Great Valley Trail, heading NE.
- 450 ftReach Great Valley Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 4.8 miSharp left onto Paulinskill Valley Trail, heading NE.
- 5.3 miTurn right onto Sussex Branch Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftThe loop closes 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.8 mi in (~70 min). Leave by 5:53 PM for the 7:24 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:47 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Paulinskill Valley Trail 4.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Sussex Branch Trail 4.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Sussex Branch Trail 4.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Paulinskill Valley Trail 4.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Sussex Branch Trail 5.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Sussex Branch Trail 5.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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