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Hilltop Reservation

Cedar Grove Reservoir–Boogaloo, 3 sights

5.1 mi · ▲ 651 ft · 2 hr 2 min

Cedar Grove Reservoir–Boogaloo, 3 sights is a 5.1-mile out-and-back in Hilltop Reservation near Little Falls, NJ. The route reaches Cedar Grove Reservoir. It climbs 651 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi262 – 643 ft7.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.86006, -74.21568
Nearest town Little Falls, NJ
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Cedar Grove Reservoir–Boogaloo, 3 sights

5.1 mi · ▲ 651 ft · 2 hr 2 min

Elevation 261–641 ft

Out & Back · Hilltop Reservation

Trailhead: 40.86006, -74.21568

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:28 AM · sunset 7:25 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftPass Cedar Grove Reservoir.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  4. 300 ftTurn right onto Lenape Trail, heading W.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  6. 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  7. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  8. 100 ftBear right, heading W.
  9. 200 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  10. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  11. 500 ftTurn left onto West Essex Trail, heading NW.
  12. 0.6 miBear left onto Boogaloo, heading W.
  13. 50 ftBear right onto West Essex Trail, heading W.
  14. 250 ftContinue straight onto Boogaloo, heading W.
  15. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  16. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  17. 150 ftContinue straight onto Endor, heading W.
  18. 100 ftContinue straight onto Lenape Trail, heading W.
  19. 500 ftBear right, heading SW.
  20. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  21. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  22. 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  23. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  24. 100 ftTurn left onto Endor, heading S.
  25. 0.2 miSharp left onto Spruce Trail - Inner Loop, heading NW.
  26. 100 ftBear right onto Old Hilltop Trail, heading NW.
  27. 300 ftBear left onto Peace Trail, heading N.
  28. 100 ftTurn right onto Old Hilltop Trail, heading NW.
  29. 50 ftBear right onto C-29 Trail, heading NW.
  30. 450 ftContinue straight onto Old Hilltop Trail, heading N.
  31. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Peace Trail, heading NW.
  32. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Arrowhead Trail, heading S.
  33. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  34. 250 ftTurn left onto More Peace Trail, heading SE.
  35. 0.1 miReach Cedar Grove Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  36. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  37. 300 ftBear right onto Arrowhead Trail, heading SW.
  38. 50 ftContinue straight onto Peace Trail, heading SW.
  39. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Old Hilltop Trail, heading N.
  40. 0.2 miContinue straight onto C-29 Trail, heading NE.
  41. 450 ftBear left onto Old Hilltop Trail, heading NE.
  42. 50 ftTurn left onto Peace Trail, heading N.
  43. 100 ftBear right onto Old Hilltop Trail, heading NE.
  44. 300 ftBear left onto Spruce Trail - Inner Loop, heading NE.
  45. 150 ftSharp right onto Endor, heading NE.
  46. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  47. 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  48. 250 ftSharp right, heading N.
  49. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  50. 150 ftBear right onto Lenape Trail, heading N.
  51. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Endor, heading N.
  52. 200 ftBear right, heading NW.
  53. 50 ftTurn left onto Boogaloo, heading NW.
  54. 0.1 miContinue straight onto West Essex Trail, heading NE.
  55. 250 ftBear left onto Boogaloo, heading NE.
  56. 50 ftBear right onto West Essex Trail, heading NE.
  57. 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
  58. 450 ftBear right, heading S.
  59. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  60. 150 ftBear left, heading S.
  61. 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  62. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  63. 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  64. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lenape Trail, heading SE.
  65. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  66. 300 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  67. 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-out-back

Trail surface

61% dirt4% paved35% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:28 AMSunset 7:25 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.5 mi in (~71 min). Leave by 5:54 PM for the 7:25 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:43 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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