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Joppenbergh Mountain Viewpoint–Joppenbergh Mountain Beach, 3 beaches is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Giant's Ledges Pocket Park near Lawrenceville, NY. The route passes Joppenbergh Mountain Beach and Joppenbergh Mountain Beach before reaching Joppenbergh Mountain Viewpoint at the turnaround, 2.1 miles in. It climbs 833 ft, with sections as steep as 57% grade. It scores 30/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi43 – 486 ft · steepest grade: 57%4.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.82377, -74.09780
Nearest town Lawrenceville, NY

Directions

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Joppenbergh Mountain Viewpoint–Joppenbergh Mountain Beach, 3 beaches

4.2 mi · ▲ 833 ft · 1 hr 49 min

Elevation 44–486 ft

Out & Back · Giant's Ledges Pocket Park

Trailhead: 41.82377, -74.09780

Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:22 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  3. 0.7 miTurn left, heading NE.
  4. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Lime Kiln Trail (Green), heading N.
  5. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  6. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  7. 0.2 miPass Joppenbergh Mountain Beach.
  8. 50 ftBear left onto Wallkill Valley Rail Trail, heading N.
  9. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  10. 150 ftPass Joppenbergh Mountain Beach.
  11. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  12. 100 ftContinue straight onto Rosendale Trestle, heading N.
  13. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  14. 350 ftReach Joppenbergh Mountain Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Wallkill Valley Rail Trail, heading N.
  16. 250 ftBear left, heading NE.
  17. 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
  18. 0.2 miBear right onto Lime Kiln Trail (Green), heading S.
  19. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  20. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  21. 0.7 miTurn right, heading SW.
  22. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

45% dirt16% gravel5% other34% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:29 AMSunset 7:22 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~12 min). Leave by 6:49 PM for the 7:22 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:50 PM — 0 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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