Schick Reserve
Field 12 Loop–Field 2 Loop, 4 sights
3.2 mi · ▲ 221 ft · 1 hr 11 min
Field 12 Loop–Field 2 Loop, 4 sights is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in Schick Reserve near Little York, NJ. It is mostly level, with 221 ft of elevation gain. It scores 43/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Field 12 Loop–Field 2 Loop, 4 sights
3.2 mi · ▲ 221 ft · 1 hr 11 min
Elevation 347–494 ft
Out & Back · Schick Reserve
Trailhead: Upper Firehouse · 40.60526, -75.06168
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
- Start on Upper Firehouse, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Field 2 Loop, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Field 3 Loop, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Field 4 Loop, heading N.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Field 5 Loop, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 300 ftTurn right onto Field 7 Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Orange Trail, heading E.
- 150 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Field 13 Loop, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Field 11 Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Field 12 Loop, heading SW.
- 0.1 miReach Upper Firehouse, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Field 11 Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Field 13 Loop, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Field 7 Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Field 5 Loop, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Field 4 Loop, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Field 3 Loop, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Field 2 Loop, heading SW.
- 150 ftSharp left onto Upper Firehouse, heading SW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~25 min). Leave by 6:43 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:06 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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- Field 14 Loop–Field 2 Loop, 5 sights 3.1 mi · ▲ 141 ft
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