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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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Palisades Interstate Park

Long Viewpoint–The Palisades, 4 sights

8 mi · ▲ 892 ft · 3 hr 7 min

Long Viewpoint–The Palisades, 4 sights is an 8-mile out-and-back in Palisades Interstate Park near Kings Woods, NJ. The route passes The Palisades, Long Viewpoint and Long Viewpoint. It climbs 892 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi3 – 538 ft · steepest grade: 17%8.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.94684, -73.91889
Nearest town Kings Woods, NJ
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Long Viewpoint–The Palisades, 4 sights

8 mi · ▲ 892 ft · 3 hr 7 min

Elevation 2–537 ft

Out & Back · Palisades Interstate Park

Trailhead: 40.94684, -73.91889

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

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  3. 0.1 miSharp left, heading SW.
  4. 0.3 miSharp right, heading NW.
  5. 200 ftPass The Palisades.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Long Path, heading N.
  7. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  10. 1.7 miPass Long Viewpoint.
  11. 0.4 miPass Long Viewpoint.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  13. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Trail A, heading N.
  14. 0.2 miBear left onto Trail C, heading N.
  15. 0.6 miTurn right onto Trail E, heading E.
  16. 100 ftReach Long Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 100 ftTurn left onto Trail C, heading E.
  18. 0.6 miBear right, heading S.
  19. 50 ftContinue straight onto Trail A, heading S.
  20. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Long Path, heading S.
  21. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  22. 2.1 miBear left, heading S.
  23. 200 ftTurn left, heading S.
  24. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  25. 0.2 miSharp left, heading S.
  26. 0.3 miSharp right, heading S.
  27. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  28. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/long-viewpoint-long-viewpoint-out-back-5-sights

Trail surface

25% dirt75% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:27 AMSunset 7:24 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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