Seward Hill & Patriots' Path
2.3 mi · ▲ 288 ft · 55 min
Seward Hill & Patriots' Path is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Highlands Ridge Park near Chester, NJ. The route reaches Seward Hill. It climbs 288 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 11/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Seward Hill & Patriots' Path
2.3 mi · ▲ 288 ft · 55 min
Elevation 724–914 ft
Out & Back · Highlands Ridge Park
Trailhead: 40.78791, -74.67513
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 74°F / low 62° · precip 2% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:27 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Seward Hill.
- 50 ftBear left onto Patriots' Path, heading E.
- 1.1 miReach Seward Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 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 7:06 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:27 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:54 PM.
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