South Mountain Reservation

Billy Goat Way & Lenape (Yellow)

2.9 mi · ▲ 228 ft · 1 hr 5 min

Billy Goat Way & Lenape (Yellow) is a 2.9-mile out-and-back in South Mountain Reservation near Saint Cloud, NJ. It is mostly level, with 228 ft of elevation gain. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi420 – 584 ft3.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Lenape Trail (Yellow) 40.77320, -74.28715
Nearest town Saint Cloud, NJ

Directions

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Billy Goat Way & Lenape (Yellow)

2.9 mi · ▲ 228 ft · 1 hr 5 min

Elevation 421–585 ft

Out & Back · South Mountain Reservation

Trailhead: Lenape Trail (Yellow) · 40.77320, -74.28715

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 NW.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left onto Lenape Trail (Yellow) / Mayapple Trail (Blue Dot), heading NW.
  3. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Lenape (Yellow), heading NW.
  4. 0.7 miBear right onto Billy Goat Way, heading N.
  5. 250 ftContinue straight onto Whitbay Access, heading NE.
  6. 50 ftSharp left onto Lenape (Yellow), heading NE.
  7. 200 ftSharp left onto Billy Goat Way, heading SW.
  8. 0.3 miReach Lenape (Yellow), then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.3 miSharp right onto Lenape (Yellow), heading NE.
  10. 200 ftSharp right onto Whitbay Access, heading E.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto Billy Goat Way, heading SE.
  12. 250 ftBear left onto Lenape (Yellow), heading NE.
  13. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Lenape Trail (Yellow) / Mayapple Trail (Blue Dot), heading SW.
  14. 0.1 miTurn right onto Lenape Trail (Yellow), heading E.
  15. 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

51% dirt23% other26% 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 87°68°
Thu 84°69°
Fri 74°60°

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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