Clinton Reservoir & Highlands Trail via Clinton West Trail
3.4 mi · ▲ 542 ft · 1 hr 24 min
Clinton Reservoir & Highlands Trail via Clinton West Trail is a 3.4-mile out-and-back near Postville, NJ. The route reaches Clinton Reservoir at the turnaround, 1.6 miles in. It climbs 542 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 74/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi991 – 1,266 ft · steepest grade: 26%3.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Highlands Trail 41.10630, -74.43493
Nearest town Postville, NJ
Directions
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Clinton Reservoir & Highlands Trail via Clinton West Trail
3.4 mi · ▲ 542 ft · 1 hr 24 min
Elevation 992–1,265 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Highlands Trail · 41.10630, -74.43493
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Highlands Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Clinton West Trail, heading S.
- 1.2 miSharp left onto Buckabear Pond Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miReach Clinton Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Clinton West Trail, heading W.
- 1.2 miSharp right onto Highlands Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 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
85% dirt15% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 7:22 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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