Campbells Pond–Rahway Trail (White), 3 sights
2.5 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 52 min
Campbells Pond–Rahway Trail (White), 3 sights is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in South Mountain Reservation near Newstead, NJ. The route reaches Campbells Pond at the turnaround, 1.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 81 ft of elevation gain. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Campbells Pond–Rahway Trail (White), 3 sights
2.5 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 52 min
Elevation 204–320 ft
Out & Back · South Mountain Reservation
Trailhead: Lenape Trail (Yellow) · 40.75330, -74.29035
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 80°F / low 65° · precip 1% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:25 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Lenape Trail (Yellow), heading SW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Openwood Trail, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear right onto River Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Rahway Trail (White), heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto River Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Rahway Trail (White);River Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Rahway Trail (White), heading SE.
- 100 ftReach Campbells Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Rahway Trail (White);River Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto River Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Rahway Trail (White), heading NE.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto River Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Openwood Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Lenape Trail (Yellow), heading N.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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