New Jersey trails · Long Path
Long Path
A 7.0-mile out-and-back in New Jersey, with 144 ft of climbing. Reaches Undercliff Beach and other beach/lake destinations. Managed by New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection.
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 191 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Undercliff Beach (beach)
- Bloomer Beach (beach)
- Green Brook Pond (lake)
- Huylers Beach (beach)
- Canoe Beach (beach)
Getting there
Long Path access — parking nearby. About 24 min drive (16 mi) from Paterson. 40.85950, -73.95926 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:38 a.m., the sun rises at 7:05 a.m. and sets at 6:17 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:44 p.m. (EDT) — 11 h 12 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 13.9-mile round trip takes roughly 5 h 18 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 12:23 p.m. — 5 h 54 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Long Path + Long Path; Forest View + Forest View — 5.5 mi loop, 899 ft gain
- Ski Trail A + Long Path; Ski Trail F + Long Path — 3.8 mi loop, 894 ft gain
- Long Path; Ski Trail A + Long Path + Forest View — 4.2 mi loop, 910 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Shore — 5.0 mi
- Liberty - Water Gap — 10.2 mi
- Yellow Trail — 11.9 mi
- Lenape — 17.5 mi