Paulinskill River Wildlife Management Area
Paulinskill Valley Trail
11.1 mi · ▲ 232 ft · 3 hr 49 min
Paulinskill Valley Trail is an 11.1-mile out-and-back in Paulinskill River Wildlife Management Area near Warbasse, NJ. It is mostly level, with 232 ft of elevation gain. It scores 19/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Paulinskill Valley Trail
11.1 mi · ▲ 232 ft · 3 hr 49 min
Elevation 522–649 ft
Out & Back · Paulinskill River Wildlife Management Area
Trailhead: 41.08346, -74.70135
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:24 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Sussex Branch Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Paulinskill Valley Trail, heading NW.
- 5.3 miContinue straight onto Great Valley Trail, heading SW.
- 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Paulinskill Valley Trail, heading NE.
- 5.3 miTurn right onto Sussex Branch Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 100 ftArrive 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 2.7 mi in (~67 min). Leave by 5:56 PM for the 7:24 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:44 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Paulinskill Valley Trail 4.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Sussex Branch Trail 4.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Sussex Branch Trail 4.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Paulinskill Valley Trail 4.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Sussex Branch Trail 5.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Sussex Branch Trail 5.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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