Orange Trail Access Sunset Point–Orange Access, 3 sights
1.9 mi · ▲ 318 ft · 48 min
Orange Trail Access Sunset Point–Orange Access, 3 sights is a 1.9-mile out-and-back near Alpine, NJ. The route reaches Orange Trail Access Sunset Point at the turnaround, 0.9 miles in. It climbs 318 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Orange Trail Access Sunset Point–Orange Access, 3 sights
1.9 mi · ▲ 318 ft · 48 min
Elevation 164–461 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Ruckman Road · 40.97647, -73.92310
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:27 AM · sunset 7:24 PM
- Start on Ruckman Road, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Red Dot, heading N.
- 200 ftBear left onto Stoned Again, heading NW.
- 500 ftBear right onto Orange Stoned Again Connector, heading NW.
- 450 ftBear right onto Orange Blaze, heading NW.
- 250 ftBear left onto Orange Access, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Orange Trail Access, heading NW.
- 0.2 miReach Orange Trail Access Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Orange Access, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear right onto Orange Blaze, heading SE.
- 300 ftBear left onto Orange Stoned Again Connector, heading SE.
- 450 ftBear left onto Stoned Again, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Red Dot, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Ruckman Road, heading S.
- 0.2 miArrive 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 0.9 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 6:40 PM for the 7:24 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:10 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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