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Hilltop Reservation

C-29 Trail–Old Hilltop Trail, 3 sights

2.1 mi · ▲ 280 ft · 50 min

C-29 Trail–Old Hilltop Trail, 3 sights is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in Hilltop Reservation near Verona, NJ. It climbs 280 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi459 – 686 ft2.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.84189, -74.25489
Nearest town Verona, NJ
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C-29 Trail–Old Hilltop Trail, 3 sights

2.1 mi · ▲ 280 ft · 50 min

Elevation 460–686 ft

Out & Back · Hilltop Reservation

Trailhead: 40.84189, -74.25489

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:25 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 450 ftBear right, heading E.
  3. 100 ftContinue straight onto Arrowhead Trail, heading NE.
  4. 400 ftBear right, heading NE.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  7. 100 ftTurn left onto Peace Reading Link, heading NW.
  8. 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  9. 50 ftBear right onto Old Hilltop Trail, heading NE.
  10. 500 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  11. 50 ftTurn left onto Peace Trail, heading N.
  12. 100 ftContinue straight onto Old Hilltop Trail, heading N.
  13. 0.2 miContinue straight onto C-29 Trail, heading N.
  14. 450 ftBear left onto Old Hilltop Trail, heading NE.
  15. 50 ftTurn left onto Peace Trail, heading NE.
  16. 50 ftBear right onto Old Hilltop Trail, heading NE.
  17. 500 ftBear right, heading NW.
  18. 450 ftSharp left onto 2nd Mountain Trail, heading NE.
  19. 350 ftContinue straight onto Switchback Trail, heading NE.
  20. 0.3 miSharp right onto Peace Trail, heading SW.
  21. 200 ftTurn left onto Peace Reading Link, heading S.
  22. 150 ftBear left onto Read Avenue, heading SW.
  23. 0.3 miTurn right onto Peace Reading Link, heading W.
  24. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  25. 0.1 miBear left onto Arrowhead Trail, heading S.
  26. 500 ftBear left, heading S.
  27. 250 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/c-29-trail-old-hilltop-trail-out-back-3-sights-3-km-ebdd

Trail surface

79% dirt4% grass4% paved13% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:29 AMSunset 7:25 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:05 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:25 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:53 PM.

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