2013-05-05 14 47 33 View north along Long Path just south of the Women's Federation Monument in Palisades Interstate Park.jpg
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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.

Elevation

0 mi302 – 538 ft13.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.98022, -73.91342
Nearest town Rockleigh, NJ

Directions

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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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 300 ftBear right, heading SE.
  3. 0.1 miSharp right onto Long Path, heading SW.
  4. 0.4 miPass Long Viewpoint.
  5. 1.7 miBear left, heading SW.
  6. 200 ftTurn left, heading S.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  8. 0.2 miPass The Palisades.
  9. 50 ftSharp right onto Closter Dock Trail / Long Path, heading S.
  10. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  11. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Long Path, heading S.
  12. 0.9 miPass Long Viewpoint.
  13. 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
  14. 0.8 miPass Huylers Beach.
  15. 50 ftPass Tenafly Nature Center.
  16. 100 ftContinue straight onto Huyler’s Landing Trail, heading SW.
  17. 50 ftContinue straight onto Long Path, heading S.
  18. 1.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  19. 350 ftPass Patriot's Leap.
  20. 150 ftBear left, heading S.
  21. 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
  22. 0.1 miBear right onto Green Brook Road, heading N.
  23. 350 ftPass Greenbrook Pond.
  24. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  25. 250 ftBear right, heading NE.
  26. 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
  27. 0.1 miPass Greenbrook Nature Sanctuary Viewpoint.
  28. 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  29. 50 ftReach Tenafly Nature Center, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  30. 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  31. 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  32. 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
  33. 200 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  34. 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
  35. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  36. 400 ftBear right, heading S.
  37. 500 ftTurn right onto Long Path, heading S.
  38. 1.1 miContinue straight onto Huyler’s Landing Trail, heading NE.
  39. 50 ftContinue straight onto Long Path, heading NE.
  40. 0.8 miTurn right, heading N.
  41. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Closter Dock Trail / Long Path, heading N.
  42. 0.2 miSharp left onto Long Path, heading N.
  43. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  44. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  45. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  46. 2.1 miSharp left, heading N.
  47. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  48. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

34% dirt66% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:27 AMSunset 7:24 PM

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.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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