Monks Trail
- 2.3 mi
- loop
- 366 ft
- climb
- 695 ft
- high point
- Loop
- route
- Apr–Oct
- best months
Monks Trail is a 2.3-mile loop in Long Pond Ironworks State Park in New Jersey, managed by the State Department of Natural Resources. The trail rises from about 494 feet to a high point of 695 feet, with a total elevation gain of 366 feet. The climb is moderate, and the steepest stretch comes at about 1.4 miles in, where the grade reaches 20%. For comfortable weather, aim for late spring or early fall. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show May highs around 70°F and September highs around 75°F, with July the warmest month at about 83°F. The Monks Connector Trail starts just 0.3 miles away, and Monksville Reservoir and Highlands Meadow are both within a mile. Climbers can find Stonetown Boulders about 3 miles off.
Local outfitters
- Pier 13 Hoboken30 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Monks Connector TrailHiking0.3 mi
- Monksville ReservoirLake fishing0.5 mi
Highlands MeadowHikingPhoto: LukeGordon1, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)0.6 mi- Hasenclever Iron TrailHiking0.7 mi
- Stonetown BouldersRock climbing3.1 mi
- QuarantineRock climbing6 mi
- Sector 2Rock climbing6 mi
- Wanaque RiverCanoeing6.5 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Highlands MeadowHiking · ~1 min drivePhoto: LukeGordon1, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
Lake to Lake TrailHiking · ~4 min drivePhoto: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- WaterviewHiking · ~1 min drivePhoto: LukeGordon1, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
- Monks Connector TrailHiking · Next door
- HT Connector TrailHiking · ~4 min drivePhoto: LukeGordon1, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
- Hasenclever Iron TrailHiking · ~1 min drive
UnnamedHiking · ~5 min drivePhoto: jimcintosh, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- Crossover TrailHiking · ~6 min drive
Manaticut Spur TrailHiking · ~5 min drivePhoto: daveclausen, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- Bearfort Ridge TrailHiking · ~7 min drive
Best time to visit Monks Trail
Best months: April–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
36° / 19°
11 wet
Feb
39° / 19°
9 wet
Mar
47° / 27°
11 wet
Apr
59° / 38°
11 wet
May
70° / 48°
11 wet
Jun
78° / 57°
11 wet
Jul
83° / 61°
10 wet
Aug
81° / 59°
9 wet
Sep
75° / 52°
8 wet
Oct
63° / 41°
9 wet
Nov
51° / 32°
8 wet
Dec
41° / 25°
10 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Charlotteburg Rsvr, NJ, 9.5 mi away at 778 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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