Lehigh & Hudson Rail Trail & Sussex Branch Trail is a 6.5-mile out-and-back near Whitehall, NJ. It is mostly level, with 179 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi574 – 725 ft6.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Sussex Branch Trail 40.96927, -74.74087
Nearest town Whitehall, NJ
Directions
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Lehigh & Hudson Rail Trail & Sussex Branch Trail
6.5 mi · ▲ 179 ft · 2 hr 15 min
Elevation 575–726 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Sussex Branch Trail · 40.96927, -74.74087
Weather Sep 5: Partly cloudy, high 75°F / low 63° · precip 2% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:27 PM
- Start on Sussex Branch Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 1.7 miTurn left onto Lehigh & Hudson Rail Trail, heading SW.
- 1.3 miReach Sussex Branch Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.3 miTurn right onto Sussex Branch Trail, heading SE.
- 2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
62% gravel37% dirt1% unspecified
Weather
Partly cloudyTemperature 75°F63°
Precip2%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity74%
Rained 0.1″ 2 days ago (0.2″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
75°60°
Sunrise 6:30 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:27 PM
Sun
72°59°
Mon
76°53°
Tue
80°55°
Wed
83°61°
17%
Thu
79°62°
17%
Fri
70°47°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.4 mi in (~60 min). Leave by 6:07 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:46 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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