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
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Flamingo.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Hillspur Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Turtle Back (Orange), heading S.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Hillspur Trail, heading S.
- 300 ftBear left onto Longwood Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Girl Scout Bridge / Summit Trail, heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Bear Lane, heading SW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Overlook Trail, heading S.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Lenape Trail (Yellow), heading W.
- 50 ftBear right onto Overlook Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Rahway Trail (White), heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Overlook Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Rahway Lower Ext White/Red, heading N.
- 500 ftTurn left onto Rahway Upper Ext Red/White, heading W.
- 150 ftBear right onto Rahway Lower Ext White/Red, heading W.
- 350 ftReach Flamingo, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 300 ftBear left onto Rahway Upper Ext Red/White, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Rahway Lower Ext White/Red, heading SW.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 250 ftBear right onto Overlook Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Rahway Trail (White), heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Overlook Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Lenape Trail (Yellow), heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Overlook Trail, heading E.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Bear Lane, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Summit Trail, heading SE.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Longwood Trail, heading NE.
- 0.6 miBear right onto Hillspur Trail, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear left onto Turtle Back (Orange), heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Hillspur Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 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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