High Point State Park

Monument / Shawangunk Ridge Viewpoint–Cedar Swamp Trail, 5 sights

3.9 mi · ▲ 288 ft · 1 hr 27 min

Monument / Shawangunk Ridge Viewpoint–Cedar Swamp Trail, 5 sights is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in High Point State Park near Duttonville, NJ. The route reaches Monument / Shawangunk Ridge Viewpoint at the turnaround, 2 miles in. It climbs 288 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 58/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,483 – 1,749 ft · steepest grade: 16%4.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Cedar Swamp Trail 41.32403, -74.66317
Nearest town Duttonville, NJ

Directions

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Monument / Shawangunk Ridge Viewpoint–Cedar Swamp Trail, 5 sights

3.9 mi · ▲ 288 ft · 1 hr 27 min

Elevation 1,483–1,750 ft

Out & Back · High Point State Park

Trailhead: Cedar Swamp Trail · 41.32403, -74.66317

Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:24 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Cedar Swamp Trail, heading NE.
  2. 0.7 miBear right onto Shawangunk Ridge Trail, heading NE.
  3. 0.3 miSharp right onto Monument Trail, heading S.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Monument / Shawangunk Ridge Trail, heading S.
  5. 0.9 miTurn left, heading N.
  6. 50 ftReach Monument / Shawangunk Ridge Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Monument Trail, heading N.
  8. 50 ftSharp left onto Shawangunk Ridge Trail, heading N.
  9. 0.3 miBear left onto Cedar Swamp Trail, heading SW.
  10. 0.7 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

64% dirt36% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:24 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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