Wickatunk Recreation Area

Henry Hudson Trail

4 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 21 min

Henry Hudson Trail is a 4-mile out-and-back in Wickatunk Recreation Area near Morganville, NJ. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi75 – 141 ft4.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.36665, -74.25052
Nearest town Morganville, NJ

Directions

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Henry Hudson Trail

4 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 21 min

Elevation 74–141 ft

Out & Back · Wickatunk Recreation Area

Trailhead: 40.36665, -74.25052

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

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Transit-accessible: NJ 79 at Conover Rd. stop 243 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 50 ftTurn left onto Henry Hudson Trail, heading N.
  3. 2 miReach Henry Hudson Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 2 miTurn right, heading W.
  5. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

100% paved

Weather

OvercastTemperature 81°F69°
Precip3%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity62%
Rained 0.2″ 2 days ago (0.4″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
85°65°
Sunrise 6:29 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:24 PM
Sun 74°65°
Mon 82°64°
Tue 84°65°
Wed 88°67°
Thu 85°72°
Fri 76°61°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:03 PM for the 7:24 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:41 PM — 11 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Transit-accessible: NJ 79 at Conover Rd. stop 243 m from the trailhead

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