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.

Elevation

0 mi1,109 – 1,749 ft · steepest grade: 17%3.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.33488, -74.64089
Nearest town Mount Salem, NJ

Directions

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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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 1 miTurn left onto Monument Trail, heading S.
  3. 50 ftContinue straight onto Monument / Shawangunk Ridge Trail, heading S.
  4. 0.9 miTurn left, heading S.
  5. 50 ftReach Monument / Shawangunk Ridge Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Monument Trail, heading N.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  8. 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.

Trail surface

49% dirt51% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:23 PM

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