Bramhall Terrace–Flamingo, 5 sights
5.8 mi · ▲ 497 ft · 2 hr 11 min
Bramhall Terrace–Flamingo, 5 sights is a 5.8-mile out-and-back in South Mountain Reservation near Saint Cloud, NJ. The route passes Flamingo before reaching Bramhall Terrace at the turnaround, 2.9 miles in. It climbs 497 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Bramhall Terrace–Flamingo, 5 sights
5.8 mi · ▲ 497 ft · 2 hr 11 min
Elevation 276–550 ft
Out & Back · South Mountain Reservation
Trailhead: West Ridge Access Trail · 40.76746, -74.28728
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
- Start on West Ridge Access Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Flamingo.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Oakdale Trail (Red), heading S.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Lenape Trail (Yellow), heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Yellow Bypass, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Lenape Trail (Yellow), heading N.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Lenape Trail (Yellow) / Turtle Back Trail (Orange), heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Turtle Back Trail (Orange), heading SE.
- 250 ftBear right onto Reservior Road, heading SE.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Longwood Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Summit Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Openwood Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Crest Trail, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftReach Bramhall Terrace, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Openwood Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Summit Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Longwood Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Reservior Road, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Turtle Back Trail (Orange), heading W.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Lenape Trail (Yellow) / Turtle Back Trail (Orange), heading SW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Lenape Trail (Yellow), heading N.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Yellow Bypass, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Lenape Trail (Yellow), heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Oakdale Trail (Red), heading W.
- 1.1 miBear right onto West Ridge Access Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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