Laurel Ridge
- 2.5 mi
- loop
- 271 ft
- climb
- 236 ft
- high point
- Loop
- route
- Apr–Nov
- best months
Laurel Ridge is a 2.5-mile loop hike in Hartshorne Woods, a county-managed preserve in New Jersey. The trail rises from a low point of 67 feet to a high of 236 feet, with a total elevation gain of 271 feet. It is an easy route, and the steepest stretch comes at about 1.9 miles in, where the grade reaches 13 percent. The most comfortable months for a visit are late spring and early fall. Typical averages from the nearby Long Branch-Oakhurst weather station run from highs around 68°F in May to about 76°F in September, with July the warmest at 84°F. Several other trails sit close by. Kings Hollow Trail and Candlestick Trail are each about 0.1 mile away, and Candlestick Overlook is about 0.3 mile off. For a change of pace, Camp Gateway - Sandy Hook offers surf fishing about 3.5 miles away.
Local outfitters
- Pier 13 Hoboken24 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Kings Hollow TrailHiking0.1 mi
- Candlestick TrailHiking0.1 mi
Candlestick OverlookHikingPhoto: febb, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)0.3 mi- Claypit RunHikingPhoto: febb, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)0.4 mi
- Grand TourHiking0.4 mi
- Cuesta Ridge TrailHiking0.4 mi
- Grand Tour TrailHiking0.6 mi
Camp Gateway - Sandy HookSurf fishing3.5 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Candlestick OverlookHiking · Next doorPhoto: febb, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Reservoir LoopHiking · ~15 min drivePhoto: James Loesch, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- Claypit RunHiking · Next doorPhoto: febb, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Grand Tour TrailHiking · ~1 min drive
Meadow RambleHiking · ~3 min drivePhoto: febb, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Bunker LoopHiking · ~2 min drive
- Nature LoopHiking · ~3 min drivePhoto: febb, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Battery LoopHiking · ~3 min drive
- Farm PathHiking · ~3 min drivePhoto: febb, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Many Log RunHiking · ~3 min drivePhoto: febb, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Best time to visit Laurel Ridge
Best months: April–November. 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
42° / 25°
11 wet
Feb
43° / 26°
9 wet
Mar
49° / 32°
10 wet
Apr
59° / 41°
11 wet
May
68° / 51°
12 wet
Jun
78° / 61°
10 wet
Jul
84° / 67°
9 wet
Aug
82° / 65°
9 wet
Sep
76° / 59°
9 wet
Oct
65° / 47°
10 wet
Nov
56° / 37°
9 wet
Dec
47° / 30°
11 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Long Branch-Oakhurst, NJ, 7.2 mi away at 30 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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