Flamingo–Oakdale Trail (Red), 4 sights
6.2 mi · ▲ 486 ft · 2 hr 19 min
Flamingo–Oakdale Trail (Red), 4 sights is a 6.2-mile out-and-back in South Mountain Reservation near Vauxhall, NJ. The route reaches Flamingo at the turnaround, 3.1 miles in. It climbs 486 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi276 – 551 ft6.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.73940, -74.28778
Nearest town Vauxhall, NJ
Directions
AMBLEWAYwww.ambleway.com
Flamingo–Oakdale Trail (Red), 4 sights
6.2 mi · ▲ 486 ft · 2 hr 19 min
Elevation 276–550 ft
Out & Back · South Mountain Reservation
Trailhead: 40.73940, -74.28778
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:25 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Crest Trail, heading N.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Openwood Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Summit Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Longwood Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Reservior Road, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Turtle Back Trail (Orange), heading W.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Lenape Trail (Yellow) / Turtle Back Trail (Orange), heading NW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Lenape Trail (Yellow), heading N.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Yellow Bypass, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto Lenape Trail (Yellow), heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Oakdale Trail (Red), heading W.
- 1.1 miBear right onto West Ridge Access Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miReach Flamingo, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Oakdale Trail (Red), heading NE.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Lenape Trail (Yellow), heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Yellow Bypass, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Lenape Trail (Yellow), heading E.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Lenape Trail (Yellow) / Turtle Back Trail (Orange), heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Turtle Back Trail (Orange), heading E.
- 250 ftBear right onto Reservior Road, heading NE.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Longwood Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Summit Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Openwood Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Crest Trail, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading SE.
- 200 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
18% dirt82% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:29 AMSunset 7:25 PM
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Grassy Trail & Swampy Trail Loop via Lenape Trail (Yellow) 2 mi · ▲ 280 ft
- Ball's Bluff Trail–Overlook Trail, 5 sights 2.4 mi · ▲ 417 ft
- Crest Trail–Summit Trail, 3 sights 2.5 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Red Blaze & Swampy Trail via Pingry Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 283 ft
- Overlook Trail–Summit Trail, 3 sights 2.6 mi · ▲ 90 ft
- Openwood Trail–Reservior Road, 4 sights 2.9 mi · ▲ 54 ft
Get outside more
A wild hike near Vauxhall, emailed to you once a week.
Hikes near Vauxhall, New Jersey