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Clinton Reservoir–Fire Tower West Trail, 3 sights

4.6 mi · ▲ 402 ft · 1 hr 44 min

Clinton Reservoir–Fire Tower West Trail, 3 sights is a 4.6-mile out-and-back near Clinton, NJ. The route reaches Clinton Reservoir. It climbs 402 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,027 – 1,188 ft4.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Fire Tower West Trail 41.08693, -74.44423
Nearest town Clinton, NJ
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Clinton Reservoir–Fire Tower West Trail, 3 sights

4.6 mi · ▲ 402 ft · 1 hr 44 min

Elevation 1,028–1,187 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Fire Tower West Trail · 41.08693, -74.44423

Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:23 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Fire Tower West Trail, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftPass Clinton Reservoir.
  3. 1.2 miSharp left onto Two Brooks / Highlands Trail, heading SW.
  4. 1.1 miReach Clinton Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1.1 miSharp right onto Fire Tower West Trail, heading SW.
  6. 1.2 miArrive 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/clinton-reservoir-fire-tower-west-trail-out-back-3-sights

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 7:23 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Clinton, New Jersey