Buttermilk Falls–Washington Valley Reservoir, 4 lakes is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Washington Valley Park West near Martinsville, NJ. The route passes Washington Valley Reservoir, Washington Valley Reservoir and Eastern Branch Reservoir before reaching Buttermilk Falls at the turnaround, 1.7 miles in. It climbs 339 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi144 – 308 ft4.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: White 40.59593, -74.57370
Nearest town Martinsville, NJ
Directions
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Buttermilk Falls–Washington Valley Reservoir, 4 lakes
3.4 mi · ▲ 339 ft · 1 hr 18 min
Elevation 143–309 ft
Out & Back · Washington Valley Park West
Trailhead: White · 40.59593, -74.57370
Weather Sep 5: Light drizzle, high 77°F / low 66° · precip 1% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:26 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left onto White, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Coney Island, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto White, heading NE.
- 350 ftPass Washington Valley Reservoir.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Unblazed Connector Trail, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left onto White, heading S.
- 0.1 miPass Washington Valley Reservoir.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Orange, heading S.
- 0.3 miPass Eastern Branch Reservoir.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Yellow, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftReach Buttermilk Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Orange, heading NE.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto White, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Unblazed Connector Trail, heading NE.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto White, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Coney Island, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right onto White, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
59% dirt31% gravel1% boardwalk9% unspecified
Weather
Light drizzleTemperature 77°F66°
Precip1%Wind9 mphUV7Humidity70%
Rained 0.8″ 2 days ago (1.4″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°65°
Sunrise 6:30 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:26 PM
Sun
72°61°
Mon
80°59°
Tue
82°61°
Wed
86°66°
Thu
84°67°
Fri
74°56°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Washington Valley Reservoir–Eastern Branch Reservoir, 5 sights 4.1 mi · ▲ 312 ft
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