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Mountain Way Park

Watnong Mountain & Beacon Hill Trail (Red)

3.2 mi · ▲ 624 ft · 1 hr 23 min

Watnong Mountain & Beacon Hill Trail (Red) is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in Mountain Way Park near Shongum, NJ. The route reaches Watnong Mountain at the turnaround, 1.6 miles in. It climbs 624 ft, with sections as steep as 31% grade. It scores 28/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi646 – 978 ft · steepest grade: 31%3.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.85072, -74.51941
Nearest town Shongum, NJ
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Watnong Mountain & Beacon Hill Trail (Red)

3.2 mi · ▲ 624 ft · 1 hr 23 min

Elevation 646–977 ft

Out & Back · Mountain Way Park

Trailhead: 40.85072, -74.51941

Weather Sep 5: Mostly clear, high 74°F / low 63° · precip 2% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:26 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  4. 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
  5. 0.5 miBear right, heading E.
  6. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  7. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  8. 0.3 miSharp left onto Beacon Hill Trail (Red), heading SE.
  9. 100 ftTurn left onto Beacon Hill (Red) Steps Spur, heading SE.
  10. 0.1 miBear right onto Beacon Hill Trail (Red), heading NE.
  11. 0.1 miReach Watnong Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.1 miBear left onto Beacon Hill (Red) Steps Spur, heading E.
  13. 0.1 miTurn right onto Beacon Hill Trail (Red), heading W.
  14. 100 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  15. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  16. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  17. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  18. 0.5 miBear right, heading W.
  19. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  20. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  21. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/watnong-mountain-out-back

Trail surface

8% dirt92% unspecified

Weather

Mostly clearTemperature 74°F63°
Precip2%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity75%
Rained 0.2″ 2 days ago (0.4″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
75°60°
Sunrise 6:30 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:26 PM
Sun 71°59°
Mon 77°56°
Tue 80°59°
Wed 83°63°
Thu 80°64°
Fri 71°54°

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