Laurel Ridge Sunset Point & Grand Tour Trail
4.1 mi · ▲ 171 ft · 1 hr 27 min
Laurel Ridge Sunset Point & Grand Tour Trail is a 4.1-mile out-and-back near Highlands, NJ. The route reaches Laurel Ridge Sunset Point at the turnaround, 2.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 171 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Laurel Ridge Sunset Point & Grand Tour Trail
4.1 mi · ▲ 171 ft · 1 hr 27 min
Elevation 136–247 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.39353, -73.98645
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:28 AM · sunset 7:23 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Lighthouse Link, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Grand Tour Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Cuesta Ridge Trail, heading N.
- 0.8 miSharp left onto Grand Tour Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Laurel Ridge, heading W.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Candlestick Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Laurel Ridge, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miReach Laurel Ridge Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto Candlestick Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 500 ftTurn left onto Laurel Ridge, heading NE.
- 500 ftSharp right onto Grand Tour Trail, heading E.
- 150 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Cuesta Ridge Trail, heading E.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Grand Tour Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Lighthouse Link, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 350 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 (~11 min). Leave by 6:52 PM for the 7:23 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:49 PM — 2 min before dark.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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