AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Highlands Ridge Park

Patriots' Path

3 mi · ▲ 374 ft · 1 hr 11 min

Patriots' Path is a 3-mile out-and-back in Highlands Ridge Park near Chester, NJ. It climbs 374 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi725 – 951 ft · steepest grade: 18%3.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Patriots' Path 40.78807, -74.68044
Nearest town Chester, NJ
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Patriots' Path

3 mi · ▲ 374 ft · 1 hr 11 min

Elevation 724–953 ft

Out & Back · Highlands Ridge Park

Trailhead: Patriots' Path · 40.78807, -74.68044

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 74°F / low 62° · precip 2% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Patriots' Path, heading SE.
  2. 1.5 miReach Patriots' Path, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 1.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/patriots-path-out-back-5-km-5cb5

Trail surface

90% dirt10% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 74°F62°
Precip2%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity74%
Rained 0.3″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
75°60°
Sunrise 6:30 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:27 PM
Sun 70°60°
Mon 76°54°
Tue 79°56°
Wed 82°61°
Thu 79°63°
Fri 70°49°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 6:58 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:48 PM — 6 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Chester, New Jersey