Woodland Trail
2.1 mi · ▲ 262 ft · 50 min
Woodland Trail is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in High Mountain Park Preserve near North Haledon, NJ. It climbs 262 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Woodland Trail
2.1 mi · ▲ 262 ft · 50 min
Elevation 410–636 ft
Out & Back · High Mountain Park Preserve
Trailhead: 40.95735, -74.20907
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:28 AM · sunset 7:25 PM
Transit-accessible: Paterson Hamburg Tpke at Duncan Ln stop 645 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 100 ftBear right, heading N.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto The Great Escape, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Woodland Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Black Bear, heading E.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Woodland Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading SE.
- 200 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 200 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Black Bear, heading N.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Woodland Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn right onto The Great Escape, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 350 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 450 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 0.1 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 7:01 PM for the 7:25 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:42 PM — 11 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Paterson Hamburg Tpke at Duncan Ln stop 645 m from the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Woodland Sunset Point via Woodland Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 262 ft
- Mount Cecchino–Ancients Pond, 4 sights 2.8 mi · ▲ 319 ft
- Indians Loop via Summit Trail 3.3 mi · ▲ 523 ft
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