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Washington Valley Park East

Eastern Branch Reservoir–Orange, 4 sights

3.8 mi · ▲ 223 ft · 1 hr 23 min

Eastern Branch Reservoir–Orange, 4 sights is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in Washington Valley Park East near Martinsville, NJ. The route reaches Eastern Branch Reservoir. It is mostly level, with 223 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 28/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi144 – 276 ft4.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.59438, -74.55979
Nearest town Martinsville, NJ
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Eastern Branch Reservoir–Orange, 4 sights

3.8 mi · ▲ 223 ft · 1 hr 23 min

Elevation 143–277 ft

Out & Back · Washington Valley Park East

Trailhead: 40.59438, -74.55979

Weather Sep 5: Light drizzle, high 77°F / low 66° · precip 1% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:26 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left onto Unblazed Singletrack, heading S.
  5. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Orange, heading SE.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  7. 50 ftPass Eastern Branch Reservoir.
  8. 150 ftTurn left onto Yellow, heading SW.
  9. 0.4 miSharp right, heading NE.
  10. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Vosseller Access, heading NE.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left onto Vosseller Trail, heading E.
  12. 0.3 miReach Eastern Branch Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  14. 0.3 miTurn right onto Vosseller Access, heading SW.
  15. 0.5 miSharp left, heading W.
  16. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Yellow, heading W.
  17. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  18. 150 ftTurn right onto Orange, heading SE.
  19. 0.3 miTurn left onto Unblazed Singletrack, heading NE.
  20. 400 ftTurn right onto Access Trail, heading N.
  21. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  22. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/eastern-branch-reservoir-eastern-branch-reservoir-out-back-5-sights-6-km

Trail surface

89% dirt3% paved8% unspecified

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 77°F66°
Precip1%Wind9 mphUV7Humidity69%
Rained 0.6″ 2 days ago (0.8″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°65°
Sunrise 6:30 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:26 PM
Sun 73°61°
Mon 80°59°
Tue 82°61°
Wed 86°66°
Thu 84°68°
Fri 74°56°

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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