South Mountain Reservation

Flamingo–Longwood Trail, 6 sights

5.8 mi · ▲ 581 ft · 2 hr 13 min

Flamingo–Longwood Trail, 6 sights is a 5.8-mile out-and-back in South Mountain Reservation near Newstead North, NJ. The route reaches Flamingo. It climbs 581 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi223 – 574 ft6.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.76635, -74.27504
Nearest town Newstead North, NJ

Directions

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Flamingo–Longwood Trail, 6 sights

5.8 mi · ▲ 581 ft · 2 hr 13 min

Elevation 222–573 ft

Out & Back · South Mountain Reservation

Trailhead: 40.76635, -74.27504

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:25 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 50 ftPass Flamingo.
  3. 50 ftTurn left onto Hillspur Trail, heading SW.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left onto Turtle Back (Orange), heading S.
  5. 0.5 miBear right onto Hillspur Trail, heading S.
  6. 300 ftBear left onto Longwood Trail, heading SW.
  7. 0.6 miBear left, heading SW.
  8. 50 ftBear right onto Girl Scout Bridge / Summit Trail, heading SW.
  9. 0.8 miTurn right onto Bear Lane, heading SW.
  10. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Overlook Trail, heading S.
  11. 150 ftContinue straight onto Lenape Trail (Yellow), heading W.
  12. 50 ftBear right onto Overlook Trail, heading W.
  13. 0.4 miTurn left onto Rahway Trail (White), heading NW.
  14. 50 ftTurn right onto Overlook Trail, heading N.
  15. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  16. 250 ftTurn left onto Rahway Lower Ext White/Red, heading N.
  17. 500 ftTurn left onto Rahway Upper Ext Red/White, heading W.
  18. 150 ftBear right onto Rahway Lower Ext White/Red, heading W.
  19. 350 ftReach Flamingo, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  20. 300 ftBear left onto Rahway Upper Ext Red/White, heading NW.
  21. 150 ftTurn right onto Rahway Lower Ext White/Red, heading SW.
  22. 500 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  23. 250 ftBear right onto Overlook Trail, heading SW.
  24. 50 ftTurn left onto Rahway Trail (White), heading SW.
  25. 50 ftTurn right onto Overlook Trail, heading S.
  26. 0.4 miBear left onto Lenape Trail (Yellow), heading E.
  27. 50 ftContinue straight onto Overlook Trail, heading E.
  28. 150 ftContinue straight onto Bear Lane, heading NE.
  29. 0.1 miTurn left onto Summit Trail, heading SE.
  30. 0.8 miBear left, heading NE.
  31. 50 ftBear right onto Longwood Trail, heading NE.
  32. 0.6 miBear right onto Hillspur Trail, heading NE.
  33. 250 ftBear left onto Turtle Back (Orange), heading NE.
  34. 0.5 miTurn right onto Hillspur Trail, heading NE.
  35. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  36. 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

72% dirt28% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:29 AMSunset 7:25 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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