Lake Marcia–High Point Beach, 3 beaches is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in High Point State Park near Duttonville, NJ. The route passes Lake Marcia, High Point Beach, Lake Marcia and High Point Beach. It is mostly level, with 238 ft of elevation gain. It scores 27/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi1,542 – 1,657 ft2.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.31964, -74.66506
Nearest town Duttonville, NJ
Directions
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Lake Marcia–High Point Beach, 3 beaches
2.1 mi · ▲ 238 ft · 49 min
Elevation 1,541–1,657 ft
Out & Back · High Point State Park
Trailhead: 41.31964, -74.66506
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:24 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 50 ftPass Lake Marcia.
- 50 ftPass High Point Beach.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Monument/Shawangunk Ridge Trail, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Monument Trail, heading W.
- 150 ftPass Lake Marcia.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miPass High Point Beach.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miReach Lake Marcia, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Monument/Shawangunk Ridge Trail, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 100 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:24 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~14 min). Leave by 6:50 PM for the 7:24 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:52 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Steenykill Viewpoint–Steeny Kill Lake, 6 sights 1.8 mi · ▲ 329 ft
- Steeny Kill Lake–Lake Marcia, 4 lakes 2.3 mi · ▲ 332 ft
- Monument Viewpoint–Lake Marcia, 5 sights 4.2 mi · ▲ 345 ft
- AT Observation Platform–Appalachian Viewpoint, 11 sights 15.8 mi · ▲ 2,143 ft
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