Appalachian Trail at High Point State Park - Sussex, New Jersey
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Metro2
N 41° 18.291 W 074° 40.253
18T E 527551 N 4572651
This trail head is about 150 feet from the Ranger Station for High Point State Park in New Jersey.
Waymark Code: WMEGGC
Location: New Jersey, United States
Date Posted: 05/27/2012
Views: 11
The highest point in New Jersey is a mere 1803 feet high...and is marked with an obelisk in a beautiful park with lake and campgrounds. The Appalachian Trail has a trailhead adjacent to the Park's Ranger Station. About 1/4 mile down the road is a parking lot for hikers... and there is a short trail there that also leads to the Appalachian Trail. No long-term parking at the Ranger Station!
See the Park's website at (
visit link) which informs us:
"Appalachian Trail
To the south, the Appalachian Trail follows a rocky ridge which offers many scenic views of the valleys and mountains surrounding the area. To the north, the trail drops off the ridge through hemlock gorges into former agricultural fields with a view of the surrounding countryside and the High Point Monument in the distance."
This website about the Appalachian Trail in New Jersey (
visit link) has a map of this length of the trail and shows it passing the High Point Monument.