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Grand Loop Trail
Photo: Jared Kofsky, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 1.4 mi
- round trip
- 622 ft
- climb
- 722 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Apr, Jun–Oct
- best months
Is Grand Loop Trail open right now?
No closures listed
The National Park Service lists no closures for Morristown National Historical Park.
As of · Source: NPS · Morristown National Historical Park. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Grand Loop Trail is a 2.74-mile out-and-back hike in New Jersey with 324 feet of elevation gain. The trail returns via the same path it went out on.
Around this trail
Add any of these when you start a tripSleep close Eat after The Wicker Basket
Restaurant
On your way back · 3 mi
If it rainsZeete, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Places © OpenStreetMap contributors · Photos: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0 (commons)
More in HackettstownLocal outfitters
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Best time to go · Apr, Jun–Oct
Best time to visit Grand Loop Trail
Best months: April and June–October. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
38° / 21°
11 wet
Feb
40° / 22°
10 wet
Mar
48° / 29°
11 wet
Apr
61° / 39°
12 wet
May
71° / 49°
13 wet
Jun
81° / 59°
12 wet
Jul
85° / 64°
11 wet
Aug
84° / 62°
10 wet
Sep
77° / 54°
9 wet
Oct
64° / 42°
11 wet
Nov
53° / 33°
9 wet
Dec
42° / 26°
11 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Boonton 1 Se, NJ, 10.8 mi away at 280 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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Route details
- Distance
- 1.4 mi round trip
- Climbing
- About 622 ft
- Summit
- 755 ft
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Time
- About 0.5 hours
Questions about this route
How long is the Grand Loop Trail on Sugar Loaf?
About 1.4 mi round trip.
How much elevation gain is on the Grand Loop Trail?
About 622 ft of climbing round trip.
How hard is the Grand Loop Trail?
It is rated easy.
How long does the Grand Loop Trail take?
About 0.5 hours round trip.
Conditions and forecast on Sugar Loaf
Daily highs and lows, wind and the chance of precipitation at the summit and route start for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.
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