Boogaloo–C-29 Trail, 3 sights
2.4 mi · ▲ 334 ft · 58 min
Boogaloo–C-29 Trail, 3 sights is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Hilltop Reservation near Cedar Grove, NJ. It climbs 334 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Boogaloo–C-29 Trail, 3 sights
2.4 mi · ▲ 334 ft · 58 min
Elevation 298–645 ft
Out & Back · Hilltop Reservation
Trailhead: West Essex Trail · 40.85500, -74.23074
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:25 PM
Transit-accessible: Pompton Ave At Myrtle Ave stop 76 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto West Essex Trail, heading W.
- 350 ftBear left onto Boogaloo, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right onto West Essex Trail, heading SW.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Boogaloo, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Endor, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Lenape Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Endor, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Spruce Trail - Inner Loop, heading W.
- 100 ftBear right onto Old Hilltop Trail, heading NW.
- 350 ftBear left onto Peace Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Old Hilltop Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right onto C-29 Trail, heading NW.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Old Hilltop Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Peace Trail, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Old Hilltop Trail, heading SW.
- 100 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Spruce Trail - Inner Loop, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear right onto C26 Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto C26 Link, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right onto Spruce Trail - Inner Loop, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Endor, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Lenape Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Endor, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Boogaloo, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right onto West Essex 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 1.1 mi in (~33 min). Leave by 6:32 PM for the 7:25 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:08 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Pompton Ave At Myrtle Ave stop 76 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Wooden Bridge via West Essex Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 178 ft
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