Hilltop Reservation

C-29 Trail–Old Hilltop Trail, 4 sights

2.2 mi · ▲ 259 ft · 52 min

C-29 Trail–Old Hilltop Trail, 4 sights is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Hilltop Reservation near Cedar Grove, NJ. It climbs 259 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi427 – 663 ft2.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.85427, -74.24013
Nearest town Cedar Grove, NJ

Directions

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C-29 Trail–Old Hilltop Trail, 4 sights

2.2 mi · ▲ 259 ft · 52 min

Elevation 427–664 ft

Out & Back · Hilltop Reservation

Trailhead: 40.85427, -74.24013

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
  3. 150 ftTurn left onto Endor, heading NW.
  4. 0.2 miSharp left onto Spruce Trail - Inner Loop, heading S.
  5. 100 ftBear right onto Old Hilltop Trail, heading SE.
  6. 350 ftBear left onto Peace Trail, heading SW.
  7. 50 ftTurn right onto Old Hilltop Trail, heading SW.
  8. 50 ftBear right onto C-29 Trail, heading SW.
  9. 450 ftContinue straight onto Old Hilltop Trail, heading SW.
  10. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Peace Trail, heading SW.
  11. 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
  12. 50 ftTurn left onto Old Hilltop Trail, heading SW.
  13. 500 ftBear left, heading SW.
  14. 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
  15. 500 ftTurn left onto Old Hilltop/Arrowhead Trail, heading SW.
  16. 50 ftTurn left onto Peace Hilltop Connector, heading SW.
  17. 150 ftTurn left onto Peace Trail, heading S.
  18. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Switchback Trail, heading N.
  19. 0.3 miContinue straight onto 2nd Mountain Trail, heading N.
  20. 350 ftSharp right, heading N.
  21. 450 ftBear left onto Old Hilltop Trail, heading E.
  22. 150 ftBear left onto Spruce Trail - Inner Loop, heading N.
  23. 100 ftSharp right onto Endor, heading NE.
  24. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  25. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  26. 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

88% dirt9% paved3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:29 AMSunset 7:25 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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