Six Mile Run Reservoir Site

Cedar Trail & Creek Trail

3 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 1 hr 2 min

Cedar Trail & Creek Trail is a 3-mile out-and-back in Six Mile Run Reservoir Site near Pleasant Plains, NJ. It is mostly level, with 81 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 43/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi39 – 108 ft3.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Middlebush Road Trailhead 40.46961, -74.54474
Nearest town Pleasant Plains, NJ

Directions

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Cedar Trail & Creek Trail

3 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 1 hr 2 min

Elevation 41–107 ft

Out & Back · Six Mile Run Reservoir Site

Trailhead: Middlebush Road Trailhead · 40.46961, -74.54474

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:26 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Creek Trail, heading NW.
  2. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Blackwells Trail, heading NW.
  3. 100 ftBear left onto Creek Trail, heading W.
  4. 0.5 miBear left, heading SW.
  5. 0.3 miBear right onto Cedar Trail, heading S.
  6. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  7. 450 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  8. 1.2 miContinue straight onto Creek Trail, heading N.
  9. 0.2 miBear right onto Blackwells Trail, heading E.
  10. 100 ftContinue straight onto Creek Trail, heading E.
  11. 400 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

84% dirt1% gravel1% boardwalk14% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 7:26 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~23 min). Leave by 6:42 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:04 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead