Highlands of Navesink–Grand Tour Trail, 3 sights
2.4 mi · ▲ 112 ft · 51 min
Highlands of Navesink–Grand Tour Trail, 3 sights is a 2.4-mile out-and-back near Highlands, NJ. The route reaches Highlands of Navesink at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 112 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–Grand Tour Trail, 3 sights
2.4 mi · ▲ 112 ft · 51 min
Elevation 207–267 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Lighthouse Link · 40.39506, -73.98657
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:28 AM · sunset 7:23 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Lighthouse Link, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Grand Tour Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Cuesta Ridge Trail, heading N.
- 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 SW.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Grand Tour Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Lighthouse Link, heading SE.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 6:54 PM for the 7:23 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:47 PM — 4 min before dark.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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