Ruckman Sunset Point & Ruckman Road via Orange Blaze

3.5 mi · ▲ 427 ft · 1 hr 23 min

Ruckman Sunset Point & Ruckman Road via Orange Blaze is a 3.5-mile out-and-back near Rockleigh, NJ. The route reaches Ruckman Sunset Point at the turnaround, 1.7 miles in. It climbs 427 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi167 – 440 ft3.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Palisades 40.98952, -73.92064
Nearest town Rockleigh, NJ

Directions

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Ruckman Sunset Point & Ruckman Road via Orange Blaze

3.5 mi · ▲ 427 ft · 1 hr 23 min

Elevation 166–440 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Palisades · 40.98952, -73.92064

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:27 AM · sunset 7:24 PM

  1. Start on Palisades/Red Dot Link, heading SW.
  2. 0.3 miBear left onto Red Dot, heading SW.
  3. 100 ftContinue straight onto Orange/Red Link, heading SW.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Red Dot, heading S.
  5. 0.5 miTurn right onto Connector, heading S.
  6. 150 ftContinue straight onto Orange Blaze, heading W.
  7. 350 ftTurn left onto Orange to SA Shortcut, heading S.
  8. 400 ftTurn right onto Stoned Again, heading S.
  9. 150 ftBear right onto Orange Stoned Again Connector, heading S.
  10. 450 ftTurn left onto Orange Blaze, heading W.
  11. 0.6 miTurn right onto Ruckman Road, heading E.
  12. 250 ftBear right, heading E.
  13. 250 ftReach Ruckman Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 450 ftTurn left onto Anderson, heading SW.
  15. 0.3 miTurn left onto Orange Blaze, heading E.
  16. 0.3 miTurn right onto Orange Stoned Again Connector, heading N.
  17. 450 ftBear left onto Stoned Again, heading NE.
  18. 100 ftTurn left onto Orange to SA Shortcut, heading N.
  19. 400 ftTurn right onto Orange Blaze, heading NE.
  20. 350 ftContinue straight onto Connector, heading SE.
  21. 150 ftTurn left onto Red Dot, heading NE.
  22. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Orange/Red Link, heading NE.
  23. 50 ftContinue straight onto Red Dot, heading NE.
  24. 150 ftBear right onto Palisades/Red Dot Link, heading N.
  25. 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.

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:27 AMSunset 7:24 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~47 min). Leave by 6:17 PM for the 7:24 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:29 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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