Creek Trail–Twisty Trail, 3 sights
4.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 33 min
Creek Trail–Twisty Trail, 3 sights is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Six Mile Run Reservoir Site near Sixmile Run, NJ. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Creek Trail–Twisty Trail, 3 sights
4.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 33 min
Elevation 46–101 ft
Out & Back · Six Mile Run Reservoir Site
Trailhead: Jersey Knights Soccer Club Trailhead · 40.45636, -74.51422
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 79°F / low 67° · precip 1% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:26 PM
Transit-accessible: Hidden Lake - Suburban Transit stop 201 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Unmarked Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Creek Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Unmarked Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Twisty Trail, heading NW.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Unmarked Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.7 miReach Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.3 miTurn left onto Unmarked Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Twisty Trail, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear right onto Unmarked Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Creek Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Unmarked Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Creek Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftArrive 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:06 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:26 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:53 PM.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Hidden Lake - Suburban Transit stop 201 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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