Steenykill Viewpoint–Steeny Kill Lake, 6 sights is a 1.8-mile out-and-back in High Point State Park near Duttonville, NJ. The route passes Lake Marcia, High Point Beach, Steeny Kill Lake and Steenykill Viewpoint before reaching Steeny Kill Lake at the turnaround, 0.9 miles in. It climbs 329 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi1,309 – 1,614 ft · steepest grade: 22%2.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Monument Trail 41.31960, -74.66610
Nearest town Duttonville, NJ
Directions
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Steenykill Viewpoint–Steeny Kill Lake, 6 sights
1.8 mi · ▲ 329 ft · 46 min
Elevation 1,310–1,614 ft
Out & Back · High Point State Park
Trailhead: Monument Trail · 41.31960, -74.66610
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:24 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Lake Marcia.
- 50 ftPass High Point Beach.
- 450 ftSharp right onto Monument Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Steenykill Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miPass Steeny Kill Lake.
- 50 ftPass Steenykill Viewpoint.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Steeny Kill Lake.
- 50 ftReach Steenykill Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Monument Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 250 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:24 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 7:01 PM for the 7:24 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:40 PM — 11 min before dark.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Monument Trail Trailhead
- Lake Marcia–High Point Beach, 3 beaches 2.1 mi · ▲ 238 ft
- Steeny Kill Lake–Lake Marcia, 4 lakes 2.3 mi · ▲ 332 ft
- Monument Viewpoint–Lake Marcia, 5 sights 4.2 mi · ▲ 345 ft
- AT Observation Platform–Appalachian Viewpoint, 11 sights 15.8 mi · ▲ 2,143 ft
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