New Jersey trails · Halifax
Halifax
A 2.1-mile out-and-back in New Jersey, with 493 ft of climbing. Reaches Havemeyer Reservoir and other arch/lake destinations. Managed by New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection.
Elevation profile
Most of the climbing sits in the middle third — 58% of the ascent, between mile 0.7 and mile 1.4. It gives back about 320 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Havemeyer Reservoir (lake)
- Hawk Rock (arch)
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Getting there
White access. About 41 min drive (20 mi, 1 of them unpaved) from Paterson. 41.10102, -74.20350 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:39 a.m., the sun rises at 7:06 a.m. and sets at 6:18 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:45 p.m. (EDT) — 11 h 11 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 4.3-mile round trip takes roughly 2 h 05 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 9:12 a.m. — 9 h 06 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Halifax + Hoeferlin Memorial Trail + Shore Trail — 13.9 mi loop, 2,565 ft gain
- Halifax + White + Havemeyer — 1.9 mi loop, 507 ft gain
- Halifax + Vista Loop + White — 2.1 mi loop, 537 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Halifax Trail — 1.3 mi
- Vista Loop — 1.4 mi
- Ringwood-Ramapo Trail — 2.1 mi
- Crossover Trail — 2.5 mi