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Gateway National Recreation Area Loop route map
Difficulty: ModerateLoop
New Jersey

Gateway National Recreation Area Loop

Highlands, New Jersey

10.7 mi

Distance

764 ft

Elev. Gain

3h 37m

Est. Time

Loop

Route Type

Moderate

Difficulty

About This Trail

Gateway National Recreation Area Loop is a loop trail in Monmouth County, New Jersey. It is 11 miles long. The nearest town is Atlantic Highlands, New Jersey, about 3 miles away in a straight line.

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Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:-10 ft
Max:13 ft
Gain:233 ft
Loss:233 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between -10 ft and 13 ft across 10.7 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.-10 ft-2 ft5 ft13 ft0.0 mi2.7 mi5.4 mi8.0 mi10.7 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi2 ft
High point3.9 mi13 ft
End10.7 mi2 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Loop

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Atlantic Highlands, NJ · about 3 mi away
County:
Monmouth County, NJ

Nearest town and county from U.S. Census Bureau place records and county boundaries.

We display cached information from agency feeds. Hours, fees, permits, closures, fire restrictions, and conditions change without notice. Outdoors is not the permitting authority. Confirm current conditions for this trail using the links above before you go — you are responsible for compliance. Last verified by us: May 23, 2026. Our copy is more than a month old — please reconfirm with the agency before relying on it.Spot an error in our data?

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Path geometry came from our pre-launch legacy database. Routes have not yet been re-verified against the operator and may differ from the actual trail.

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