Palisades Interstate Park
Long Viewpoint–Palisades, 6 beaches
2 mi · ▲ 56 ft · 42 min
Long Viewpoint–Palisades, 6 beaches is a 2-mile out-and-back in Palisades Interstate Park near Englewood Cliffs, NJ. The route passes Palisades Interstate Park Beach, Long Viewpoint, Undercliff Beach and Palisades before reaching Bloomer Beach at the turnaround, 1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 56 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Long Viewpoint–Palisades, 6 beaches
2 mi · ▲ 56 ft · 42 min
Elevation 307–399 ft
Out & Back · Palisades Interstate Park
Trailhead: Long Path · 40.89243, -73.94119
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:27 AM · sunset 7:24 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Long Path, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Palisades Interstate Park Beach.
- 50 ftPass Long Viewpoint.
- 50 ftPass Undercliff Beach.
- 100 ftPass Palisades.
- 1 miPass Bloomer Beach.
- 50 ftReach Long Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 miArrive 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 0.6 mi in (~18 min). Leave by 6:46 PM for the 7:24 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:57 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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