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Jugtown Mountain Preserve

Highlands Trail–White / Highlands Trail, 3 sights

2.1 mi · ▲ 384 ft · 54 min

Highlands Trail–White / Highlands Trail, 3 sights is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in Jugtown Mountain Preserve near Valley, NJ. It climbs 384 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi492 – 919 ft · steepest grade: 22%2.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Highlands Trail 40.66423, -75.01956
Nearest town Valley, NJ
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Highlands Trail–White / Highlands Trail, 3 sights

2.1 mi · ▲ 384 ft · 54 min

Elevation 493–919 ft

Out & Back · Jugtown Mountain Preserve

Trailhead: Highlands Trail · 40.66423, -75.01956

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on White / Highlands Trail, heading N.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right onto White, heading NW.
  3. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Highlands Trail, heading N.
  4. 0.5 miReach White / Highlands Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.5 miContinue straight onto White, heading SE.
  6. 0.4 miTurn left onto White / Highlands Trail, heading NE.
  7. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/highlands-trail-white-highlands-trail-out-back-3-sights-3-km

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:28 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:05 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:45 PM — 11 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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