Laurel Ridge Sunset Point–Candlestick Trail, 3 sights
2.1 mi · ▲ 257 ft · 50 min
Laurel Ridge Sunset Point–Candlestick Trail, 3 sights is a 2.1-mile out-and-back near Stone Church, NJ. The route reaches Laurel Ridge Sunset Point. It climbs 257 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Laurel Ridge Sunset Point–Candlestick Trail, 3 sights
2.1 mi · ▲ 257 ft · 50 min
Elevation 72–246 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.40139, -74.01305
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 80°F / low 69° · precip 5% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:28 AM · sunset 7:24 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Laurel Ridge, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Kings Hollow Trail, heading E.
- 100 ftBear left onto Candlestick Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Kings Hollow Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading E.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Candlestick Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 450 ftSharp left onto Laurel Ridge, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miReach Laurel Ridge Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 500 ftTurn right onto Candlestick Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Kings Hollow Trail, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Laurel Ridge, heading W.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~12 min). Leave by 6:52 PM for the 7:24 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:51 PM — 0 min before dark.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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