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Hilltop Reservation

C-29 Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 222 ft · 51 min

C-29 Trail is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Hilltop Reservation near Verona, NJ. It is mostly level, with 222 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi522 – 686 ft2.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.84189, -74.25489
Nearest town Verona, NJ
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C-29 Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 222 ft · 51 min

Elevation 523–686 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. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Old Hilltop Trail, heading NE.
  6. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  7. 450 ftBear left, heading N.
  8. 50 ftTurn left onto Spruce Trail - Inner Loop, heading N.
  9. 0.3 miContinue straight onto C26 Trail, heading NE.
  10. 150 ftContinue straight onto Spruce Trail - Inner Loop, heading NE.
  11. 0.2 miSharp right onto C-29 Trail, heading N.
  12. 300 ftContinue straight onto C-29 Climb Direction, heading N.
  13. 0.1 miTurn right onto C-29 Trail, heading NE.
  14. 300 ftContinue straight onto Old Hilltop Trail, heading S.
  15. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Peace Trail, heading SW.
  16. 250 ftBear right onto Peace Reading Link, heading S.
  17. 150 ftBear left onto Read Avenue, heading SW.
  18. 0.3 miTurn right onto Peace Reading Link, heading SW.
  19. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  20. 0.1 miBear left onto Arrowhead Trail, heading S.
  21. 450 ftBear left, heading SW.
  22. 200 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-out-back-3-km-5341

Trail surface

79% dirt4% grass3% paved14% 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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