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Big Brook Park

Henry Hudson Trail

6.5 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 2 hr 12 min

Henry Hudson Trail is a 6.5-mile out-and-back in Big Brook Park near Monmouth Heights at Marlboro, NJ. It is mostly level, with 80 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi95 – 200 ft6.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Henry Hudson Trail 40.32690, -74.24152
Nearest town Monmouth Heights at Marlboro, NJ
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Henry Hudson Trail

6.5 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 2 hr 12 min

Elevation 96–200 ft

Out & Back · Big Brook Park

Trailhead: Henry Hudson Trail · 40.32690, -74.24152

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 81°F / low 69° · precip 3% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:24 PM

Transit-accessible: NJ 79 at Upper Girard St. stop 281 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Henry Hudson Trail, heading E.
  2. 3.3 miReach Henry Hudson Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 3.2 miArrive 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/henry-hudson-trail-out-back-11-km-96f3

Trail surface

98% paved2% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 81°F69°
Precip3%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity61%
Rained 0.2″ 2 days ago (0.7″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
85°65°
Sunrise 6:29 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:24 PM
Sun 74°64°
Mon 80°61°
Tue 84°62°
Wed 87°65°
Thu 84°70°
Fri 75°60°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.1 mi in (~54 min). Leave by 6:10 PM for the 7:24 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:31 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: NJ 79 at Upper Girard St. stop 281 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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