Bramhall Terrace–Big Cat Country, 8 sights
4.5 mi · ▲ 281 ft · 1 hr 38 min
Bramhall Terrace–Big Cat Country, 8 sights is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in South Mountain Reservation near Saint Cloud, NJ. The route passes Flamingo and Big Cat Country before reaching Bramhall Terrace at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It climbs 281 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Bramhall Terrace–Big Cat Country, 8 sights
4.5 mi · ▲ 281 ft · 1 hr 38 min
Elevation 377–559 ft
Out & Back · South Mountain Reservation
Trailhead: Zoo Loop (Green Dot) · 40.77003, -74.27783
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:25 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Zoo Loop (Green Dot), heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Flamingo.
- 0.2 miPass Big Cat Country.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Reservoir/Zoo Loop (Green Dot), heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Ravine Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Turtle Back (Orange), heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Hillspur Trail, heading S.
- 250 ftBear left onto Longwood Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Girl Scout Bridge / Summit Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Openwood Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Crest Trail, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftReach Bramhall Terrace, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Openwood Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Girl Scout Bridge / Summit Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Longwood Trail, heading NW.
- 0.6 miBear right onto Hillspur Trail, heading NW.
- 250 ftBear left onto Turtle Back (Orange), heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Ravine Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Reservoir/Zoo Loop (Green Dot), heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Zoo Loop (Green Dot), heading N.
- 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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