Eifall & Boogaloo via West Essex Trail
2.9 mi · ▲ 373 ft · 1 hr 9 min
Eifall & Boogaloo via West Essex Trail is a 2.9-mile out-and-back in Cedar Grove Park near Cedar Grove, NJ. The route reaches Eifall at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It climbs 373 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi262 – 512 ft3.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: 2nd Mountain Trail 40.85227, -74.24519
Nearest town Cedar Grove, NJ
Directions
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Eifall & Boogaloo via West Essex Trail
2.9 mi · ▲ 373 ft · 1 hr 9 min
Elevation 261–513 ft
Out & Back · Cedar Grove Park
Trailhead: 2nd Mountain Trail · 40.85227, -74.24519
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:25 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on 2nd Mountain Trail, heading N.
- 350 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 400 ftBear left onto Old Hilltop Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftBear left onto Spruce Trail - Inner Loop, heading NW.
- 100 ftSharp right onto Endor, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 200 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftBear right onto Lenape Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Endor, heading E.
- 250 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Boogaloo, heading SE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto West Essex Trail, heading E.
- 250 ftBear left onto Boogaloo, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right onto West Essex Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
- 450 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 100 ftReach Eifall, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.7 miBear left onto Boogaloo, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right onto West Essex Trail, heading SW.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Boogaloo, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Endor, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Lenape Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Endor, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Spruce Trail - Inner Loop, heading S.
- 100 ftBear right onto Old Hilltop Trail, heading S.
- 150 ftBear right, heading W.
- 400 ftSharp left onto 2nd Mountain Trail, heading W.
- 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
42% dirt9% paved49% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:29 AMSunset 7:25 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from 2nd Mountain Trail Trailhead
- West Essex Trail 2 mi · ▲ 251 ft
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- Old Hilltop Trail & Switchback Trail via Peace Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 253 ft
- Arrowhead Trail & Switchback Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 252 ft
- West Essex Trail 3.2 mi · ▲ 280 ft
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