Mount Cecchino–Woodland Sunset Point Loop, 5 sights
2.9 mi · ▲ 255 ft · 1 hr 6 min
Mount Cecchino–Woodland Sunset Point Loop, 5 sights is a 2.9-mile loop in High Mountain Park Preserve near North Haledon, NJ. The route passes Woodland Sunset Point and Mount Cecchino. It climbs 255 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Mount Cecchino–Woodland Sunset Point Loop, 5 sights
2.9 mi · ▲ 255 ft · 1 hr 6 min
Elevation 504–706 ft
Loop · High Mountain Park Preserve
Trailhead: Woodland Trail · 40.95203, -74.20013
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:28 AM · sunset 7:25 PM
Transit-accessible: William Paterson U Main Campus stop 658 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Woodland Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass Woodland Sunset Point.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn right onto H's Way, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Transfer, heading N.
- 0.8 miBear left onto Summit Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miPass Mount Cecchino.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 300 ftBear left, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 450 ftSharp left onto Woodland Trail, heading NW.
- 500 ftBear left onto Indians Loop, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Woodland Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Black Bear, heading S.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Woodland Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
- 450 ftThe loop closes 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:05 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:25 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:53 PM.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: William Paterson U Main Campus stop 658 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Woodland Trail Trailhead
- Woodland Sunset Point–Snake Loop, 4 sights 2.4 mi · ▲ 198 ft
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