Exploring New Jersey Section 4 on the Appalachian Trail
NJ-23 to US-206 (Culver's Gap)
We continue our series on How To Section Hike the Appalachian Trail through New Jersey with a close-up look at Section 4.
We hiked this on July 30, 2023. Views, views and more views! That's what this section is all about. The first full NJ section of Appalachian Trail running along the Kittatinny Mountains, there are plenty of opportunities for views in every direction. Sunrise Mountain is certainly the highlight as far as views go, but there are many other sweet little lookouts to take in the scenery. With a short detour to Gren Anderson Shelter, total distance hiked hit 15 miles. This was the most miles any of us have ever hiked, and with several elevation changes along the way it was pretty challenging. Nothing real technical though. We still crossed paths with a few NOBO through hikers but that's probably going to be the last of them as it's really late in the season now to make it to Maine. Ro (aka "Jazz") suffered a very painful insect sting during the final mile. We never saw what it was, but she described it as a burning pain so probably something like a wasp or hornet. It reminded us of the importance of being prepared for anything on the trail and luckily, we had some insect bite relief pads in our medical kit. We've since stocked up on Sting Kill swabs and disposable instant ice packs in our kit. We're really looking forward to Section 5 coming up in a couple weeks. Should be many views along that section as well.
Here we show you all the details from available parking throughout this section of the trail to all the points-of-interest to see along the way.
A final trail activity summary is included at the end showing the mileage splits, elevation gain and duration.
00:00 Introduction
00:31 Culver's Gap Parking
01:01 NJ-23 Parking
02:46 What to Expect
04:45 Western View
05:21 Northeastern View
05:46 Rutherford Shelter Trail
06:04 GU Energy Gels
07:55 Eastern View of Wallkill Valley
08:21 Deckertown Turnpike
09:41 Mashipacong Shelter
11:37 Sunrise Mountain
15:24 Gren Anderson Shelter
17:14 Culver Fire Tower
18:24 Western View
18:51 The Finish Line
20:12 Section 4 Statistics
See you on the trail!
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