Pyramid Mountain Natural Historic Area
Butler Reservoir–Taylortown Reservoir, 8 sights
10.3 mi · ▲ 798 ft · 3 hr 50 min
Butler Reservoir–Taylortown Reservoir, 8 sights is a 10.3-mile out-and-back in Pyramid Mountain Natural Historic Area near Brook Valley, NJ. The route passes Taylortown Reservoir, Orange Viewpoint and Butler Reservoir. It climbs 798 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 37/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Butler Reservoir–Taylortown Reservoir, 8 sights
10.3 mi · ▲ 798 ft · 3 hr 50 min
Elevation 640–894 ft
Out & Back · Pyramid Mountain Natural Historic Area
Trailhead: Green Trail · 40.96823, -74.36510
Weather Sep 5: Heavy drizzle, high 74°F / low 62° · precip 2% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:25 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Green Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Taylortown Reservoir.
- 0.9 miPass Orange Viewpoint.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Orange Trail, heading W.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto White Dot Trail, heading W.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Blue Trail, heading NE.
- 2.3 miPass Butler Reservoir.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto White Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miReach Butler Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Blue-White Trail, heading NE.
- 2.5 miContinue straight onto Blue Trail, heading NW.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Orange Trail, heading S.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Green Trail, heading SW.
- 0.8 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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- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Green Trail Trailhead
- Cat Rocks–Tripod Rock, 7 rocks 3.3 mi · ▲ 265 ft
- Bear Rock–Cat Rocks, 6 rocks 4.8 mi · ▲ 668 ft
- Taylortown Reservoir–Orange Viewpoint, 4 sights 4.9 mi · ▲ 504 ft
- Bear Rock–Tripod Rock, 7 rocks 6.1 mi · ▲ 743 ft
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