Flamingo & Oakdale Trail (Red)
3.2 mi · ▲ 197 ft · 1 hr 10 min
Flamingo & Oakdale Trail (Red) is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in South Mountain Reservation near Newstead, NJ. The route reaches Flamingo at the turnaround, 1.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 197 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Flamingo & Oakdale Trail (Red)
3.2 mi · ▲ 197 ft · 1 hr 10 min
Elevation 305–428 ft
Out & Back · South Mountain Reservation
Trailhead: Lenape Trail (Yellow) · 40.75557, -74.29297
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 78°F / low 65° · precip 1% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:25 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Lenape Trail (Yellow), heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Oakdale Trail (Red), heading NE.
- 1.1 miBear right onto West Ridge Access Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miReach Flamingo, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Oakdale Trail (Red), heading SW.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Lenape Trail (Yellow), heading SW.
- 0.4 miArrive 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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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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