Ball's Bluff Trail–Overlook Trail, 5 sights
2.4 mi · ▲ 417 ft · 1 hr 1 min
Ball's Bluff Trail–Overlook Trail, 5 sights is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in South Mountain Reservation near Wyoming, NJ. It climbs 417 ft. It scores 10/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi223 – 554 ft2.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Bear Lane 40.74006, -74.29006
Nearest town Wyoming, NJ
Directions
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Ball's Bluff Trail–Overlook Trail, 5 sights
2.4 mi · ▲ 417 ft · 1 hr 1 min
Elevation 222–555 ft
Out & Back · South Mountain Reservation
Trailhead: Bear Lane · 40.74006, -74.29006
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 78°F / low 64° · precip 1% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:25 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Bear Lane, heading W.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Overlook Trail, heading W.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Lenape Trail (Yellow), heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Overlook Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Rahway Trail (White), heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Overlook Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Rahway Lower Ext White/Red, heading NW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Rahway Upper Ext Red/White, heading NE.
- 400 ftBear left onto Rahway Lower Ext White/Red, heading N.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Rahway Ext White/Red, heading NE.
- 350 ftBear right onto Rahway Trail (White) / Rahway Low Ext / West Connector, heading NE.
- 350 ftBear left onto River Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Ball's Bluff Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Lenape Trail (Yellow), heading S.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Overlook Trail, heading SE.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Lenape Trail (Yellow), heading S.
- 50 ftBear left onto Overlook Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Bear Lane, heading SW.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
19% dirt4% gravel77% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 78°F64°
Precip1%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity71%
Rained 0.4″ yesterday (2.5″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 6:29 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:25 PM
Sun
75°60°
Mon
80°62°
Tue
84°63°
Wed
86°67°
Thu
83°68°
Fri
74°59°
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Bear Lane Trailhead
- Summit Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 55 ft
- Grassy Trail & Swampy Trail Loop via Lenape Trail (Yellow) 2 mi · ▲ 280 ft
- Hemlock Falls Viewpoint via Summit Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 173 ft
- Crest Trail–Summit Trail, 3 sights 2.5 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Red Blaze & Swampy Trail via Pingry Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 283 ft
- Summit Trail 2.6 mi · ▲ 174 ft
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