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Hilltop Reservation

Arrowhead Trail–Boogaloo, 4 sights

3.9 mi · ▲ 423 ft · 1 hr 31 min

Arrowhead Trail–Boogaloo, 4 sights is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Hilltop Reservation near Cedar Grove, NJ. It climbs 423 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi266 – 656 ft5.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: West Essex Trail 40.85510, -74.22814
Nearest town Cedar Grove, NJ
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Arrowhead Trail–Boogaloo, 4 sights

3.9 mi · ▲ 423 ft · 1 hr 31 min

Elevation 266–657 ft

Out & Back · Hilltop Reservation

Trailhead: West Essex Trail · 40.85510, -74.22814

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:25 PM

Transit-accessible: Pompton Ave At Myrtle Ave stop 182 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on West Essex Trail, heading W.
  2. 0.2 miBear left onto Boogaloo, heading W.
  3. 50 ftBear right onto West Essex Trail, heading SW.
  4. 250 ftContinue straight onto Boogaloo, heading SW.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  6. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  7. 150 ftContinue straight onto Endor, heading W.
  8. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lenape Trail, heading W.
  9. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  10. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  11. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  12. 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
  13. 200 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  14. 150 ftTurn left onto Endor, heading NW.
  15. 0.2 miSharp left onto Spruce Trail - Inner Loop, heading W.
  16. 100 ftBear right onto Old Hilltop Trail, heading NW.
  17. 350 ftBear left onto Peace Trail, heading NW.
  18. 50 ftTurn right onto Old Hilltop Trail, heading W.
  19. 50 ftBear right onto C-29 Trail, heading SW.
  20. 450 ftContinue straight onto Old Hilltop Trail, heading W.
  21. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Peace Trail, heading W.
  22. 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  23. 50 ftTurn left onto Old Hilltop Trail, heading SW.
  24. 500 ftBear left, heading SW.
  25. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  26. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
  27. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  28. 0.1 miBear left onto Arrowhead Trail, heading SW.
  29. 500 ftBear right, heading S.
  30. 0.2 miReach Boogaloo, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  31. 300 ftBear right, heading SE.
  32. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  33. 450 ftBear right, heading SW.
  34. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  35. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  36. 100 ftTurn left onto Peace Reading Link, heading NW.
  37. 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  38. 50 ftBear right onto Old Hilltop Trail, heading NE.
  39. 500 ftTurn right, heading E.
  40. 50 ftTurn left onto Peace Trail, heading SE.
  41. 100 ftContinue straight onto Old Hilltop Trail, heading E.
  42. 0.2 miContinue straight onto C-29 Trail, heading NE.
  43. 450 ftBear left onto Old Hilltop Trail, heading NW.
  44. 100 ftTurn left onto Peace Trail, heading NW.
  45. 50 ftBear right onto Old Hilltop Trail, heading NW.
  46. 350 ftBear left onto Spruce Trail - Inner Loop, heading E.
  47. 100 ftSharp right onto Endor, heading NE.
  48. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  49. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  50. 200 ftSharp right, heading N.
  51. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  52. 150 ftBear right onto Lenape Trail, heading NE.
  53. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Endor, heading N.
  54. 200 ftBear right, heading NE.
  55. 50 ftTurn left onto Boogaloo, heading NE.
  56. 0.1 miContinue straight onto West Essex Trail, heading NE.
  57. 250 ftBear left onto Boogaloo, heading NW.
  58. 50 ftBear right onto West Essex Trail, heading NW.
  59. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/arrowhead-trail-boogaloo-out-back-4-sights-6-km-a93f

Trail surface

67% dirt8% paved25% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:29 AMSunset 7:25 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Pompton Ave At Myrtle Ave stop 182 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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