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 Long Viewpoint, Palisades Interstate Park Beach, 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.

Elevation

0 mi308 – 397 ft2.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Long Path 40.89205, -73.94148
Nearest town Englewood Cliffs, NJ

Directions

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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 · 40.89205, -73.94148

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftPass Long Viewpoint.
  3. 50 ftPass Palisades Interstate Park Beach.
  4. 50 ftPass Undercliff Beach.
  5. 100 ftContinue straight onto Long Path, heading S.
  6. 50 ftPass Palisades.
  7. 1 miPass Bloomer Beach.
  8. 50 ftReach Long Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 1 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

98% dirt2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:27 AMSunset 7:24 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~16 min). Leave by 6:48 PM for the 7:24 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:56 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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