High Point State Park
Monument / Shawangunk Ridge Viewpoint–Monument / Shawangunk Ridge Trail, 3 sights
3.7 mi · ▲ 628 ft · 1 hr 33 min
Monument / Shawangunk Ridge Viewpoint–Monument / Shawangunk Ridge Trail, 3 sights is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in High Point State Park near Mount Salem, NJ. The route reaches Monument / Shawangunk Ridge Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.9 miles in. It climbs 628 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 44/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Monument / Shawangunk Ridge Viewpoint–Monument / Shawangunk Ridge Trail, 3 sights
3.7 mi · ▲ 628 ft · 1 hr 33 min
Elevation 1,110–1,750 ft
Out & Back · High Point State Park
Trailhead: 41.33488, -74.64089
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:23 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 1 miTurn left onto Monument Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Monument / Shawangunk Ridge Trail, heading S.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftReach Monument / Shawangunk Ridge Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Monument Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.9 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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