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Hilltop Reservation

Cedar Grove Reservoir–Boogaloo, 4 sights

5 mi · ▲ 567 ft · 1 hr 57 min

Cedar Grove Reservoir–Boogaloo, 4 sights is a 5-mile out-and-back in Hilltop Reservation near North Caldwell, NJ. The route reaches Cedar Grove Reservoir at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It climbs 567 ft. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi262 – 600 ft6.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.85329, -74.25014
Nearest town North Caldwell, NJ
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Cedar Grove Reservoir–Boogaloo, 4 sights

5 mi · ▲ 567 ft · 1 hr 57 min

Elevation 261–600 ft

Out & Back · Hilltop Reservation

Trailhead: 40.85329, -74.25014

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left onto Spruce Trail - Inner Loop, heading NE.
  3. 500 ftContinue straight onto C26 Trail, heading N.
  4. 150 ftBear right onto Spruce Trail - Inner Loop, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftBear right onto C26 Trail, heading NE.
  6. 50 ftTurn left onto C26 Link, heading NE.
  7. 50 ftBear right onto Spruce Trail - Inner Loop, heading NE.
  8. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Endor, heading E.
  9. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  10. 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
  11. 250 ftSharp right, heading E.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  13. 150 ftBear right onto Lenape Trail, heading SE.
  14. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Endor, heading S.
  15. 250 ftBear right, heading NE.
  16. 50 ftTurn left onto Boogaloo, heading NE.
  17. 0.1 miContinue straight onto West Essex Trail, heading E.
  18. 250 ftBear left onto Boogaloo, heading E.
  19. 50 ftBear right onto West Essex Trail, heading E.
  20. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Disco Stu, heading NE.
  21. 50 ftContinue straight onto West Essex/Roller Connector, heading NE.
  22. 50 ftContinue straight onto Disco Stu, heading NE.
  23. 100 ftSharp left onto Tenacious SOBs, heading NE.
  24. 50 ftBear right onto Disco Stu, heading NE.
  25. 250 ftContinue straight onto Powerline Trail, heading NE.
  26. 50 ftTurn left onto Tenacious SOBs, heading NE.
  27. 50 ftTurn right onto Disco Stu, heading NE.
  28. 200 ftTurn right onto Mini ST, heading NE.
  29. 50 ftContinue straight onto West Essex/Powerline Connector, heading NE.
  30. 50 ftTurn right onto Mini ST, heading NE.
  31. 50 ftContinue straight onto West Essex/Powerline Connector, heading NE.
  32. 50 ftTurn left onto West Essex Trail, heading NE.
  33. 300 ftContinue straight onto Bypass, heading NE.
  34. 250 ftTurn right onto High Voltage, heading NE.
  35. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Lenape Trail, heading NE.
  36. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Ligne Maginot, heading N.
  37. 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  38. 50 ftSharp right onto Lenape Trail, heading NE.
  39. 50 ftReach Cedar Grove Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  40. 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
  41. 50 ftTurn right onto Ligne Maginot, heading SE.
  42. 150 ftContinue straight onto Lenape Trail, heading SE.
  43. 0.2 miContinue straight onto High Voltage, heading NE.
  44. 0.2 miTurn left onto Bypass, heading NE.
  45. 250 ftContinue straight onto West Essex Trail, heading NE.
  46. 300 ftTurn right onto West Essex/Powerline Connector, heading E.
  47. 50 ftContinue straight onto Mini ST, heading E.
  48. 50 ftTurn left onto West Essex/Powerline Connector, heading E.
  49. 50 ftContinue straight onto Mini ST, heading E.
  50. 50 ftTurn left onto Disco Stu, heading E.
  51. 200 ftTurn left onto Tenacious SOBs, heading E.
  52. 50 ftTurn right onto Powerline Trail, heading SE.
  53. 50 ftContinue straight onto Disco Stu, heading SE.
  54. 250 ftBear left onto Tenacious SOBs, heading SE.
  55. 50 ftSharp right onto Disco Stu, heading SE.
  56. 100 ftContinue straight onto West Essex/Roller Connector, heading SE.
  57. 50 ftContinue straight onto Disco Stu, heading SE.
  58. 50 ftContinue straight onto West Essex Trail, heading SE.
  59. 0.8 miBear left onto Boogaloo, heading S.
  60. 50 ftBear right onto West Essex Trail, heading S.
  61. 250 ftContinue straight onto Boogaloo, heading SW.
  62. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  63. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  64. 150 ftContinue straight onto Endor, heading NW.
  65. 100 ftContinue straight onto Lenape Trail, heading NW.
  66. 500 ftBear right, heading SW.
  67. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  68. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  69. 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  70. 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  71. 100 ftTurn left onto Endor, heading S.
  72. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Spruce Trail - Inner Loop, heading SW.
  73. 0.2 miBear left onto C26 Link, heading SW.
  74. 50 ftTurn right onto C26 Trail, heading SW.
  75. 50 ftBear left onto Spruce Trail - Inner Loop, heading SW.
  76. 100 ftBear left onto C26 Trail, heading SW.
  77. 150 ftContinue straight onto Spruce Trail - Inner Loop, heading SW.
  78. 500 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  79. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/cedar-grove-reservoir-boogaloo-out-back-4-sights-8-km

Trail surface

48% dirt6% grass4% paved42% 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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