South Mountain Reservation

Aqual Trail–Reservior Road, 3 sights

3.3 mi · ▲ 279 ft · 1 hr 14 min

Aqual Trail–Reservior Road, 3 sights is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in South Mountain Reservation near Newstead, NJ. It climbs 279 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi276 – 554 ft3.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Lenape Trail (Yellow) 40.75557, -74.29297
Nearest town Newstead, NJ

Directions

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Aqual Trail–Reservior Road, 3 sights

3.3 mi · ▲ 279 ft · 1 hr 14 min

Elevation 276–554 ft

Out & Back · South Mountain Reservation

Trailhead: Lenape Trail (Yellow) · 40.75557, -74.29297

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 78°F / low 65° · precip 1% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:25 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Lenape Trail (Yellow), heading NE.
  2. 50 ftBear right onto Yellow Bypass, heading SE.
  3. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lenape Trail (Yellow), heading E.
  4. 350 ftContinue straight onto Lenape Trail (Yellow) / Turtle Back Trail (Orange), heading E.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right onto Turtle Back Trail (Orange), heading S.
  6. 250 ftBear right onto Reservior Road, heading S.
  7. 0.3 miSharp right onto Longwood Trail, heading E.
  8. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  9. 50 ftBear right onto Summit Trail, heading S.
  10. 0.8 miTurn left onto Bear Lane, heading SW.
  11. 350 ftContinue straight onto North Lavender Loop Trail, heading SW.
  12. 350 ftBear left onto Wildflower Meadow Trail, heading SW.
  13. 50 ftTurn left onto Cross Trail, heading SW.
  14. 250 ftTurn left onto Aqual Trail, heading SE.
  15. 350 ftReach Reservior Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 350 ftTurn right onto Cross Trail, heading SW.
  17. 250 ftTurn right onto Wildflower Meadow Trail, heading SE.
  18. 50 ftBear right onto North Lavender Loop Trail, heading S.
  19. 350 ftContinue straight onto Bear Lane, heading SE.
  20. 350 ftTurn right onto Summit Trail, heading SW.
  21. 0.8 miBear left, heading N.
  22. 50 ftBear right onto Longwood Trail, heading N.
  23. 0.1 miSharp left onto Reservior Road, heading E.
  24. 0.3 miBear left onto Turtle Back Trail (Orange), heading NE.
  25. 250 ftTurn left onto Lenape Trail (Yellow) / Turtle Back Trail (Orange), heading W.
  26. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Lenape Trail (Yellow), heading N.
  27. 350 ftContinue straight onto Yellow Bypass, heading NW.
  28. 50 ftBear left onto Lenape Trail (Yellow), heading NW.
  29. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

71% dirt29% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 78°F65°
Precip1%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity71%
Rained 0.3″ yesterday (1.2″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°65°
Sunrise 6:29 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:25 PM
Sun 75°61°
Mon 81°63°
Tue 85°64°
Wed 86°68°
Thu 84°69°
Fri 74°60°

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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