New Jersey trails · Appalachian Trail
Appalachian Trail
A 5.4-mile section of the Appalachian National Scenic Trail in New Jersey, with 314 ft of climbing. The full trail runs about 2,197 miles. Reaches Bellvale Mountain and other summit destinations. Managed by New York-New Jersey Trail Conference.
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 451 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Bellvale Mountain (summit)
- Mount Peter (summit)
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 5:53 a.m., the sun rises at 6:22 a.m. and sets at 7:32 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:00 p.m. (EDT) — 13 h 10 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 10.8-mile round trip takes roughly 4 h 18 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 10:40 a.m. — 8 h 52 min before sunset.
Across the border
- Continues into NY as State Line Trail — view on the map
Nearby trails
- Ernest Walter — 5.1 mi
- Terrace Pond North Trail — 7.4 mi
- Crossover Trail — 8.5 mi
- Ringwood-Ramapo Trail — 8.8 mi