Monument Viewpoint–Lake Marcia, 5 sights is a 6.8-mile out-and-back in High Point State Park near Duttonville, NJ. The route passes Lake Marcia, High Point Beach and Monument Viewpoint. It climbs 866 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 29/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi1,083 – 1,621 ft · steepest grade: 17%7.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.31836, -74.66844
Nearest town Duttonville, NJ
Directions
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Monument Viewpoint–Lake Marcia, 5 sights
6.8 mi · ▲ 866 ft · 2 hr 42 min
Elevation 1,082–1,621 ft
Out & Back · High Point State Park
Trailhead: 41.31836, -74.66844
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:24 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Lake Marcia.
- 50 ftPass High Point Beach.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Monument Trail, heading NE.
- 1 miPass Monument Viewpoint.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Shawangunk Ridge Trail, heading N.
- 0.7 miBear left onto Fire Road, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Shawangunk Ridge Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miReach Monument 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 S.
- 50 ftBear right onto Shawangunk Ridge Trail, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Monument Trail, heading SW.
- 1 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
100% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:24 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.2 mi in (~59 min). Leave by 6:05 PM for the 7:24 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:45 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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