New Jersey trails · Cushetunk Trail
Cushetunk Trail
A 8.3-mile out-and-back in New Jersey, with 609 ft of climbing. Reaches Cushetunk Mountain. Managed by New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection.
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 1,107 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Cushetunk Mountain (summit)
Getting there
Water Trail access — parking nearby. 40.61900, -74.84792 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 5:57 a.m., the sun rises at 6:25 a.m. and sets at 7:33 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:01 p.m. (EDT) — 13 h 08 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 16.7-mile round trip takes roughly 6 h 48 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 1:12 p.m. — 6 h 21 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Cushetunk Trail — 5.3 mi loop, 135 ft gain
- Cushetunk Trail + Campground Access Trail — 11.1 mi loop, 1,203 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Patriots Path Mainstem — 14.5 mi
- Unknown — 15.0 mi
- D&R Canal Towpath — 16.0 mi
- Warren Highlands — 19.3 mi