Highlands of Navesink–Cuesta Ridge Trail, 4 sights
2.2 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 46 min
Highlands of Navesink–Cuesta Ridge Trail, 4 sights is a 2.2-mile out-and-back near Highlands, NJ. The route reaches Highlands of Navesink at the turnaround, 1.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 55 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Highlands of Navesink–Cuesta Ridge Trail, 4 sights
2.2 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 46 min
Elevation 197–267 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Grand Tour · 40.39122, -73.98847
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:28 AM · sunset 7:23 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Grand Tour, heading NW.
- 400 ftTurn right onto Cuesta Ridge Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Grand Tour Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Cuesta Ridge Trail, heading NW.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Grand Tour, heading NE.
- 350 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 250 ftReach Highlands of Navesink, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Cuesta Ridge Trail, heading SE.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Grand Tour Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Cuesta Ridge Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Grand Tour, heading SW.
- 300 ftArrive 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 7:00 PM for the 7:23 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:41 PM — 10 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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