Ruckman Sunset Point–Green Blaze, 4 sights
2.6 mi · ▲ 339 ft · 1 hr 2 min
Ruckman Sunset Point–Green Blaze, 4 sights is a 2.6-mile out-and-back near Alpine, NJ. The route reaches Ruckman Sunset Point at the turnaround, 1.3 miles in. It climbs 339 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Ruckman Sunset Point–Green Blaze, 4 sights
2.6 mi · ▲ 339 ft · 1 hr 2 min
Elevation 177–530 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Autumn Ter Link · 40.96421, -73.93156
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:27 AM · sunset 7:24 PM
- Start on Autumn Ter Link, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Green Blaze, heading NE.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Wild Turkey, heading SE.
- 400 ftSharp left onto Yellow Scout, heading NW.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Anderson, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Sidewinder, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Anderson, heading N.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Ruckman Road, heading NW.
- 150 ftReach Ruckman Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 450 ftBear right onto Anderson, heading SE.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Sidewinder, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Anderson, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Yellow Scout, heading S.
- 0.7 miSharp right onto Wild Turkey, heading S.
- 350 ftSharp left onto Green Blaze, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Autumn Ter Link, heading S.
- 0.1 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 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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