High Point State Park

Steenykill Viewpoint–Steeny Kill Lake, 6 sights

4.3 mi · ▲ 346 ft · 1 hr 36 min

Steenykill Viewpoint–Steeny Kill Lake, 6 sights is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in High Point State Park near Duttonville, NJ. The route passes Monument Viewpoint and Steeny Kill Lake before reaching Steenykill Viewpoint at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It climbs 346 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade. It scores 47/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi1,309 – 1,575 ft · steepest grade: 23%4.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Cedar Swamp Trail 41.32403, -74.66317
Nearest town Duttonville, NJ

Directions

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Steenykill Viewpoint–Steeny Kill Lake, 6 sights

4.3 mi · ▲ 346 ft · 1 hr 36 min

Elevation 1,310–1,575 ft

Out & Back · High Point State Park

Trailhead: Cedar Swamp Trail · 41.32403, -74.66317

Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:24 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Cedar Swamp Trail, heading NE.
  2. 0.7 miTurn left onto Cedar Swamp / Shawangunk Ridge Trail, heading NW.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right onto Shawangunk Ridge Trail, heading N.
  4. 150 ftSharp left onto Monument/Shawangunk Ridge Trail, heading SW.
  5. 350 ftBear left onto Monument Trail, heading SW.
  6. 50 ftPass Monument Viewpoint.
  7. 0.8 miTurn right onto Steenykill Trail, heading NW.
  8. 0.3 miPass Steeny Kill Lake.
  9. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  10. 50 ftReach Steenykill Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.3 miTurn left onto Monument Trail, heading E.
  12. 0.8 miBear right onto Monument/Shawangunk Ridge Trail, heading NE.
  13. 350 ftSharp right onto Shawangunk Ridge Trail, heading NE.
  14. 150 ftTurn left onto Cedar Swamp / Shawangunk Ridge Trail, heading NE.
  15. 0.2 miTurn right onto Cedar Swamp Trail, heading SE.
  16. 0.7 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

10% boardwalk90% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:24 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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