New Jersey trails · Paulinskill Valley Trail
Paulinskill Valley Trail
A 21.7-mile point-to-point in New Jersey, with 305 ft of climbing. Reaches Paulina Lake and other 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 156 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Paulina Lake (lake)
- Thomas Rich Lake (lake)
Getting there
Paulinskill Valley Trail access. 40.97223, -74.99232 · 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 7:34 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:02 p.m. (EDT) — 13 h 09 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 21.7-mile route takes roughly 8 h 12 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 2:37 p.m. — 4 h 57 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- Jenny Jump Trail — 5.4 mi
- Blue Blaze Trail — 6.9 mi
- Blue Mt Lake Trail — 9.2 mi
- Highlands Trail — 13.2 mi