Lake Marcia & High Point Beach via Appalachian Trail is a 15.6-mile out-and-back in High Point State Park near Hanford, NJ. The route passes High Point Beach and Lake Marcia before reaching High Point Beach at the turnaround, 7.7 miles in. It climbs 2,181 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 36/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi568 – 1,634 ft · steepest grade: 19%15.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Appalachian Trail 41.29677, -74.56280
Nearest town Hanford, NJ
Directions
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Lake Marcia & High Point Beach via Appalachian Trail
15.6 mi · ▲ 2,181 ft · 6 hr 17 min
Elevation 567–1,634 ft
Out & Back · High Point State Park
Trailhead: Appalachian Trail · 41.29677, -74.56280
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:23 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Appalachian Trail, heading NW.
- 7.2 miPass High Point Beach.
- 50 ftBear left onto Monument Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Lake Marcia.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miPass High Point Beach.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miReach Lake Marcia, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Appalachian Trail, heading S.
- 7.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 7:23 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 7.4 mi in (~225 min). Leave by 3:19 PM for the 7:23 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:53 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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