Monument Viewpoint–Lake Marcia, 5 sights is a 5-mile out-and-back in High Point State Park near Duttonville, NJ. The route passes Monument Viewpoint, Lake Marcia and High Point Beach before reaching High Point Beach at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It climbs 361 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade. It scores 45/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi1,467 – 1,634 ft · steepest grade: 24%5.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Cedar Swamp Trail 41.32403, -74.66317
Nearest town Duttonville, NJ
Directions
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Monument Viewpoint–Lake Marcia, 5 sights
5 mi · ▲ 361 ft · 1 hr 51 min
Elevation 1,466–1,634 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
- Start on Cedar Swamp Trail, heading NE.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Cedar Swamp / Shawangunk Ridge Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Shawangunk Ridge Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftSharp left onto Monument/Shawangunk Ridge Trail, heading SW.
- 350 ftBear left onto Monument Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Monument Viewpoint.
- 1 miPass Lake Marcia.
- 50 ftPass High Point Beach.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miPass High Point Beach.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftReach Monument Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 1.2 miBear right onto Monument/Shawangunk Ridge Trail, heading N.
- 350 ftSharp right onto Shawangunk Ridge Trail, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Cedar Swamp / Shawangunk Ridge Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Cedar Swamp Trail, heading E.
- 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
9% boardwalk91% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:24 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.0 mi in (~57 min). Leave by 6:06 PM for the 7:24 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:34 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Cedar Swamp Trail Trailhead
- Monument / Shawangunk Ridge Viewpoint–Cedar Swamp Trail, 5 sights 3.9 mi · ▲ 288 ft
- Steenykill Viewpoint–Steeny Kill Lake, 6 sights 4.3 mi · ▲ 346 ft
- High Point–High Point Monument, 12 sights 4.8 mi · ▲ 452 ft
- Monument Viewpoint–Lake Marcia, 5 sights 5.4 mi · ▲ 388 ft
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