2013-05-05 14 47 33 View north along Long Path just south of the Women's Federation Monument in Palisades Interstate Park.jpg
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Long Viewpoint–The Palisades Loop, 4 sights is a 9.1-mile loop in Palisades Interstate Park near Rockleigh, NJ. The route passes Long Viewpoint, The Palisades and Long Viewpoint. It climbs 917 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi0 – 538 ft · steepest grade: 23%9.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.98022, -73.91342
Nearest town Rockleigh, NJ

Directions

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Long Viewpoint–The Palisades Loop, 4 sights

9.1 mi · ▲ 917 ft · 3 hr 30 min

Elevation 0–537 ft

Loop · Palisades Interstate Park

Trailhead: 40.98022, -73.91342

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:27 AM · sunset 7:24 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 300 ftBear right, heading SE.
  3. 0.1 miPass Long Viewpoint.
  4. 50 ftTurn left onto Long Path, heading NE.
  5. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Trail A, heading NW.
  6. 0.2 miSharp left onto Trail C, heading N.
  7. 0.6 miSharp left onto Trail E, heading SE.
  8. 0.2 miBear left onto Long Path, heading E.
  9. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  10. 4.6 miPass The Palisades.
  11. 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  12. 1.9 miPass Long Viewpoint.
  13. 0.5 miSharp left, heading N.
  14. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  15. 50 ftThe loop closes back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

11% dirt89% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:27 AMSunset 7:24 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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