C-29 Trail
2.9 mi · ▲ 341 ft · 1 hr 8 min
C-29 Trail is a 2.9-mile out-and-back in Hilltop Reservation near Cedar Grove, NJ. It climbs 341 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi348 – 686 ft3.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.85307, -74.23850
Nearest town Cedar Grove, NJ
Directions
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C-29 Trail
2.9 mi · ▲ 341 ft · 1 hr 8 min
Elevation 347–686 ft
Out & Back · Hilltop Reservation
Trailhead: 40.85307, -74.23850
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:25 PM
Transit-accessible: Pompton Ave At Myrtle Ave stop 746 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Lenape Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Endor, heading NW.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Spruce Trail - Inner Loop, heading N.
- 100 ftBear right onto Old Hilltop Trail, heading N.
- 350 ftBear left onto Peace Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Old Hilltop Trail, heading S.
- 100 ftBear right onto C-29 Trail, heading S.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Old Hilltop Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Peace Trail, heading S.
- 250 ftBear right onto Peace Reading Link, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear left onto Read Avenue, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Peace Reading Link, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Old Hilltop/Arrowhead Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Peace Reading Link, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Meadow Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Peace Reading Link, heading N.
- 150 ftBear left onto Peace Trail, heading NW.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Old Hilltop Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto C-29 Trail, heading N.
- 450 ftBear left onto Old Hilltop Trail, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Peace Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right onto Old Hilltop Trail, heading NE.
- 350 ftBear left onto Spruce Trail - Inner Loop, heading N.
- 100 ftSharp right onto Endor, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 200 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear right onto Lenape Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
68% dirt30% paved2% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:29 AMSunset 7:25 PM
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Pompton Ave At Myrtle Ave stop 746 m from the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- C-29 Trail–Old Hilltop Trail, 4 sights 2.2 mi · ▲ 259 ft
- West Essex Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 171 ft
- C-29 Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 423 ft
- Cedar Grove Reservoir–Boogaloo, 3 sights 2.7 mi · ▲ 237 ft
- West Essex Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 163 ft
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