Paulinskill Valley Viewpoint–Connector Trail, 3 sights is an 8.2-mile out-and-back in Gnome Hollow Preserve near Marksboro, NJ. The route reaches Paulinskill Valley Viewpoint at the turnaround, 4.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 220 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 18/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Paulinskill Valley Viewpoint–Connector Trail, 3 sights
8.2 mi · ▲ 220 ft · 2 hr 51 min
Elevation 349–587 ft
Out & Back · Gnome Hollow Preserve
Trailhead: Gnome Hollow Trail · 41.00395, -74.88824
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:24 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Gnome Hollow Trail, heading W.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Connector Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Paulinskill Valley Trail, heading SW.
- 2.5 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftReach Paulinskill Valley Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 1.1 miBear right, heading NE.
- 2.5 miContinue straight onto Connector Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Gnome Hollow Trail, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:04 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:24 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:52 PM.
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- White Lake–White Lake Natural Resource Area Beach, 5 sights 4.9 mi · ▲ 246 ft
- Connector Trail–Gnome Hollow Trail, 3 sights 9.8 mi · ▲ 220 ft
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