Waldon Road via Compton-Gobel Road
3.6 mi · ▲ 391 ft · 1 hr 24 min
Waldon Road via Compton-Gobel Road is a 3.6-mile out-and-back near Hurdtown, NJ. It climbs 391 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 22/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Waldon Road via Compton-Gobel Road
3.6 mi · ▲ 391 ft · 1 hr 24 min
Elevation 938–1,154 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.97181, -74.58869
Weather Sep 5: Drizzle, high 73°F / low 62° · precip 8% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:26 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 1 miSharp left onto Compton-Gobel Road, heading SW.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto Waldon Road, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~47 min). Leave by 6:19 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:22 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Compton-Gobel Road 2.2 mi · ▲ 80 ft
- Lake Shawnee Loop via Compton-Gobel Road 2.5 mi · ▲ 236 ft
- Longwood Lake–Lake Shawnee, 3 lakes 5.1 mi · ▲ 657 ft
- Teal/Black Dot & Yellow Dot Trail via Yellow Trail 6.7 mi · ▲ 593 ft
- Beaver Brook Trail (White) & Waldon Road 8.6 mi · ▲ 1,483 ft
- Compton- Gobel Road–Compton-Gobel Road, 3 sights 10 mi · ▲ 1,000 ft
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