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.

Elevation

0 mi482 – 650 ft14.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.08346, -74.70135
Nearest town Warbasse, NJ

Directions

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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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 150 ftTurn left onto Sussex Branch Trail, heading NE.
  3. 4.3 miSharp right onto Great Valley Trail, heading NE.
  4. 450 ftReach Great Valley Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 4.8 miSharp left onto Paulinskill Valley Trail, heading NE.
  6. 5.3 miTurn right onto Sussex Branch Trail, heading SE.
  7. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  8. 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.

Trail surface

30% dirt30% gravel40% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:24 PM

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.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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