Highlands Trail Guide Introduction
10/19/20 Major HT reroute between Black Rock Forest and Schunemunk State Park:
Due to the closure of trails across Metro North RR at Schunemunk Mountain State Park and the resulting road walk which had grown to 4.6 miles to get to the new trail head, the Highlands Trail has been rerouted between Black Rock Forest and Schunemunk Mountain. This emergency (much shorter) road walk reroute was originally envisioned to be temporary. However, given the fact that there is the potential to eliminate most of the road walk in the new route by using protected land, this will most likely become the new, permanent HT route.
The Highlands Trail Guide is your resource for planning hikes on the Highlands Trail. The Highlands Trail Overview map below is zoomable down to a detailed level and can give you an indication of the topography of a section you are planning to hike. You may need to click the map to enable the interactive functions. This 2018 GPS route of the trail is for general reference purposes only and should not be used as a complete trail map for areas traversed by the Highlands Trail. This map was last updated in 2018. Subsequent updates to the trail have been posted on the indivdual trail section pages. A complete new Avensa Map of the Highlands Trail should be available in late 2020.
Below the map are detailed individual trail segment descriptions.
Click the map to expose the interactive controls, or click here to view a full-screen version of this map.
New York Sections
East of the Hudson River
Connecticut Border to Fahnestock State Park
Fahnestock State Park to the Hudson River
West of the Hudson River
Hudson River to Goose Pond Mountain State Park
Goose Pond Mountain State Park to Passaic County 511
New Jersey Sections
Passaic County 511 to Route 23
Route 23 to Route 181
Route 181 to Route 206
Route 206 to Mine Hill Road
Mine Hill Road to Schooley's Mountain Park
Schooley's Mountain Park to Voorhees State Park
Voorhees State Park to Spruce Run Recreation Area
Spruce Run Recreation Area to Route 173
Route 173 to Dennis Road
Dennis Road to the Delaware River