Clinton Reservoir–Bearfort Waters-Clinton Trail, 4 sights
4.4 mi · ▲ 470 ft · 1 hr 42 min
Clinton Reservoir–Bearfort Waters-Clinton Trail, 4 sights is a 4.4-mile out-and-back near Clinton, NJ. The route reaches Clinton Reservoir. It climbs 470 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi981 – 1,217 ft · steepest grade: 16%4.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Bearfort Waters-Clinton Trail 41.07898, -74.46511
Nearest town Clinton, NJ
Directions
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Clinton Reservoir–Bearfort Waters-Clinton Trail, 4 sights
4.4 mi · ▲ 470 ft · 1 hr 42 min
Elevation 982–1,217 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Bearfort Waters-Clinton Trail · 41.07898, -74.46511
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:23 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Bearfort Waters-Clinton Trail, heading NE.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Highlands Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Clinton Reservoir.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Paradise Road, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Dunkers Pond Road, heading NW.
- 0.4 miReach Clinton Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Paradise Road, heading S.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Highlands Trail, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Bearfort Waters-Clinton Trail, heading S.
- 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
69% dirt31% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 7:23 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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