Seward Hill via Patriots' Path
2.2 mi · ▲ 280 ft · 52 min
Seward Hill via Patriots' Path is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Highlands Ridge Park near Chester, NJ. The route reaches Seward Hill at the turnaround, 1.1 miles in. It climbs 280 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Seward Hill via Patriots' Path
2.2 mi · ▲ 280 ft · 52 min
Elevation 665–914 ft
Out & Back · Highlands Ridge Park
Trailhead: 40.79145, -74.66160
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 75°F / low 63° · precip 1% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:26 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear left, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 350 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Patriots' Path, heading SW.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftReach Seward Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 450 ftBear right, heading S.
- 150 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 1.1 mi in (~34 min). Leave by 6:33 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:10 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Patriots' Path 3 mi · ▲ 365 ft
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