South Mountain Reservation

Crater View–Grassy Trail, 4 sights

3.6 mi · ▲ 258 ft · 1 hr 20 min

Crater View–Grassy Trail, 4 sights is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in South Mountain Reservation near Newstead, NJ. The route reaches Crater View at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It climbs 258 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi285 – 551 ft4.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Lenape Trail (Yellow) 40.75555, -74.29142
Nearest town Newstead, NJ

Directions

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Crater View–Grassy Trail, 4 sights

3.6 mi · ▲ 258 ft · 1 hr 20 min

Elevation 286–552 ft

Out & Back · South Mountain Reservation

Trailhead: Lenape Trail (Yellow) · 40.75555, -74.29142

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 78°F / low 65° · precip 1% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:25 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Lenape Trail (Yellow), heading E.
  2. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lenape Trail (Yellow) / Turtle Back Trail (Orange), heading E.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right onto Turtle Back Trail (Orange), heading S.
  4. 250 ftBear right onto Reservior Road, heading SE.
  5. 0.3 miSharp right onto Longwood Trail, heading NE.
  6. 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
  7. 50 ftBear right onto Summit Trail, heading SW.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left onto Openwood Trail, heading SE.
  9. 0.1 miTurn right onto Crest Trail, heading S.
  10. 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
  11. 0.5 miSharp left onto Grassy Trail, heading S.
  12. 50 ftReach Crater View, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 50 ftSharp right onto Crest Trail, heading SW.
  14. 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  15. 0.5 miTurn left onto Openwood Trail, heading N.
  16. 0.1 miTurn right onto Summit Trail, heading N.
  17. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  18. 50 ftBear right onto Longwood Trail, heading NW.
  19. 0.1 miSharp left onto Reservior Road, heading N.
  20. 0.3 miBear left onto Turtle Back Trail (Orange), heading NW.
  21. 250 ftTurn left onto Lenape Trail (Yellow) / Turtle Back Trail (Orange), heading N.
  22. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Lenape Trail (Yellow), heading W.
  23. 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 surface

25% dirt75% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 78°F65°
Precip1%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity71%
Rained 0.3″ yesterday (1.2″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°65°
Sunrise 6:29 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:25 PM
Sun 75°61°
Mon 81°63°
Tue 85°64°
Wed 86°68°
Thu 84°69°
Fri 74°60°

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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