Monument / Shawangunk Ridge Viewpoint–Monument Viewpoint, 5 sights is a 7.7-mile out-and-back in High Point State Park near Duttonville, NJ. The route passes Monument / Shawangunk Ridge Viewpoint and Monument Viewpoint. It climbs 932 ft. It scores 39/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi1,083 – 1,762 ft8.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.32199, -74.66055
Nearest town Duttonville, NJ
Directions
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Monument / Shawangunk Ridge Viewpoint–Monument Viewpoint, 5 sights
7.7 mi · ▲ 932 ft · 3 hr 2 min
Elevation 1,082–1,760 ft
Out & Back · High Point State Park
Trailhead: 41.32199, -74.66055
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:24 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Monument/Shawangunk Ridge Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Monument / Shawangunk Ridge Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Monument / Shawangunk Ridge Viewpoint.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Monument Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Monument/Shawangunk Ridge Trail, heading W.
- 250 ftPass Monument Viewpoint.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Shawangunk Ridge Trail, heading SW.
- 0.7 miBear left onto Fire Road, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Shawangunk Ridge Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miReach Monument / Shawangunk Ridge Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.8 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Fire Road, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Shawangunk Ridge Trail, heading SE.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Monument/Shawangunk Ridge Trail, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Monument Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Monument / Shawangunk Ridge Trail, heading NE.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto Monument/Shawangunk Ridge Trail, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
25% dirt75% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:24 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.7 mi in (~68 min). Leave by 5:55 PM for the 7:24 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:00 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Monument / Shawangunk Ridge Viewpoint & Monument / Shawangunk Ridge Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 226 ft
- High Point–High Point Monument, 6 viewpoints 2.2 mi · ▲ 383 ft
- High Point–High Point Monument, 11 viewpoints 14.6 mi · ▲ 1,955 ft
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