AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Highlands Spur Trail

4.1 mi · ▲ 595 ft · 1 hr 40 min

Highlands Spur Trail is a 4.1-mile out-and-back near Hurdtown, NJ. It climbs 595 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi984 – 1,194 ft · steepest grade: 18%4.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Yellow/Highlands Spur Trail 40.98124, -74.59948
Nearest town Hurdtown, NJ
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Highlands Spur Trail

4.1 mi · ▲ 595 ft · 1 hr 40 min

Elevation 983–1,193 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Yellow/Highlands Spur Trail · 40.98124, -74.59948

Weather Sep 5: Drizzle, high 73°F / low 62° · precip 8% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:26 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Yellow/Highlands Spur Trail, heading NW.
  2. 1.1 miContinue straight onto Highlands Spur Trail, heading N.
  3. 1 miReach Highlands Spur Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 1 miContinue straight onto Yellow/Highlands Spur Trail, heading S.
  5. 1 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/highlands-spur-trail-out-back

Trail surface

95% dirt5% unspecified

Weather

DrizzleTemperature 73°F62°
Precip8%Wind9 mphUV7Humidity74%
Rained 0.2″ 2 days ago
Hourly temperature
75°60°
Sunrise 6:30 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:26 PM
Sun 69°60°
Mon 75°52°
Tue 79°55°
Wed 82°61° 17%
Thu 78°61° 17%
Fri 69°47°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~15 min). Leave by 6:51 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:53 PM — 2 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Hurdtown, New Jersey