Laurel Ridge Sunset Point & Claypit Run is a 2.3-mile out-and-back near Stone Church, NJ. The route reaches Laurel Ridge Sunset Point at the turnaround, 1.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 206 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi16 – 246 ft · steepest grade: 24%2.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.39515, -74.02056
Nearest town Stone Church, NJ
Directions
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Laurel Ridge Sunset Point & Claypit Run
2.3 mi · ▲ 206 ft · 52 min
Elevation 15–246 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.39515, -74.02056
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 80°F / low 69° · precip 5% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:28 AM · sunset 7:24 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Claypit Park Access Road, heading NE.
- 250 ftSharp right onto Claypit Run, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Laurel Ridge, heading NE.
- 200 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Candlestick Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading E.
- 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.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading N.
- 450 ftSharp left onto Candlestick Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Laurel Ridge, heading NW.
- 200 ftBear right onto Claypit Run, heading SW.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Claypit Park Access Road, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn left, 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.
Trail surface
92% dirt8% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 80°F69°
Precip5%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity68%
Rained 0.1″ 2 days ago (2.7″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
80°65°
Sunrise 6:28 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:24 PM
Sun
72°65°
Mon
80°65°
Tue
83°65°
Wed
87°68°
Thu
85°72°
Fri
76°61°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~28 min). Leave by 6:35 PM for the 7:24 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:01 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Candlestick Trail & Claypit Run 2.1 mi · ▲ 353 ft
- Claypit Run & Grand Tour Trail 3 mi · ▲ 342 ft
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