Highlands of Navesink & Grand Tour via Grand Tour Trail

2.7 mi · ▲ 274 ft · 1 hr 2 min

Highlands of Navesink & Grand Tour via Grand Tour Trail is a 2.7-mile out-and-back near Monmouth Hills, NJ. The route reaches Highlands of Navesink at the turnaround, 1.4 miles in. It climbs 274 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi49 – 266 ft2.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.39196, -73.99709
Nearest town Monmouth Hills, NJ

Directions

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Highlands of Navesink & Grand Tour via Grand Tour Trail

2.7 mi · ▲ 274 ft · 1 hr 2 min

Elevation 49–267 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.39196, -73.99709

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:28 AM · sunset 7:23 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Grand Tour Trail, heading E.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left onto Cuesta Ridge Trail, heading NW.
  4. 0.8 miTurn right onto Grand Tour, heading NE.
  5. 350 ftSharp right, heading N.
  6. 300 ftReach Highlands of Navesink, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.1 miBear left onto Grand Tour Trail, heading SW.
  8. 0.3 miSharp right, heading NE.
  9. 0.7 miTurn right, heading S.
  10. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

90% dirt8% gravel2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:28 AMSunset 7:23 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~15 min). Leave by 6:49 PM for the 7:23 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:48 PM — 3 min before dark.

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