Cedar Grove Reservoir–Boogaloo, 3 sights
2.7 mi · ▲ 237 ft · 1 hr 1 min
Cedar Grove Reservoir–Boogaloo, 3 sights is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Cedar Grove Park near Cedar Grove, NJ. The route reaches Cedar Grove Reservoir at the turnaround, 1.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 237 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi262 – 430 ft3.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.85427, -74.24013
Nearest town Cedar Grove, NJ
Directions
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Cedar Grove Reservoir–Boogaloo, 3 sights
2.7 mi · ▲ 237 ft · 1 hr 1 min
Elevation 261–428 ft
Out & Back · Cedar Grove Park
Trailhead: 40.85427, -74.24013
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:25 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 150 ftBear right onto Lenape Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Endor, heading E.
- 200 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Boogaloo, heading E.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto West Essex Trail, heading N.
- 250 ftBear left onto Boogaloo, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right onto West Essex Trail, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 450 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 100 ftPass Cedar Grove Reservoir.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Lenape Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miReach Cedar Grove Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 100 ftBear right, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 450 ftTurn left onto West Essex Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Boogaloo, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right onto West Essex Trail, heading W.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Boogaloo, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Endor, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Lenape Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 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
22% dirt3% paved75% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:29 AMSunset 7:25 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- West Essex Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 171 ft
- C-29 Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 423 ft
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- C-29 Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 341 ft
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