Tenafly Nature Center–Long Viewpoint, 9 viewpoints is a 13-mile out-and-back in Palisades Interstate Park near Rockleigh, NJ. The route passes Long Viewpoint, The Palisades, Long Viewpoint and 4 more before reaching Greenbrook Nature Sanctuary Viewpoint at the turnaround, 6.5 miles in. It climbs 929 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Tenafly Nature Center–Long Viewpoint, 9 viewpoints
13 mi · ▲ 929 ft · 4 hr 48 min
Elevation 301–537 ft
Out & Back · Palisades Interstate Park
Trailhead: 40.98022, -73.91342
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:27 AM · sunset 7:24 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 300 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Long Path, heading SW.
- 0.4 miPass Long Viewpoint.
- 1.7 miBear left, heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miPass The Palisades.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Closter Dock Trail / Long Path, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Long Path, heading S.
- 0.9 miPass Long Viewpoint.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 0.8 miPass Huylers Beach.
- 50 ftPass Tenafly Nature Center.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Huyler’s Landing Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Long Path, heading S.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 350 ftPass Patriot's Leap.
- 150 ftBear left, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Green Brook Road, heading N.
- 350 ftPass Greenbrook Pond.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 250 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miPass Greenbrook Nature Sanctuary Viewpoint.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftReach Tenafly Nature Center, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 400 ftBear right, heading S.
- 500 ftTurn right onto Long Path, heading S.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto Huyler’s Landing Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Long Path, heading NE.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Closter Dock Trail / Long Path, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Long Path, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 2.1 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
- 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 2.7 mi in (~67 min). Leave by 5:57 PM for the 7:24 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:49 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Long Viewpoint & Palisades Interstate Park Viewpoint via Long Path 1.6 mi · ▲ 65 ft
- Long Viewpoint & Trail C 2.7 mi · ▲ 366 ft
- Long Viewpoint–Long Path, 4 sights 5.4 mi · ▲ 970 ft
- Long Viewpoint–The Palisades Loop, 4 sights 9.1 mi · ▲ 917 ft
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