South Mountain Reservation

Grassy Trail–Longwood Trail, 4 sights

5 mi · ▲ 218 ft · 1 hr 47 min

Grassy Trail–Longwood Trail, 4 sights is a 5-mile out-and-back in South Mountain Reservation near Newstead North, NJ. It is mostly level, with 218 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi440 – 574 ft5.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.76108, -74.27592
Nearest town Newstead North, NJ

Directions

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Grassy Trail–Longwood Trail, 4 sights

5 mi · ▲ 218 ft · 1 hr 47 min

Elevation 441–573 ft

Out & Back · South Mountain Reservation

Trailhead: 40.76108, -74.27592

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 300 ftTurn left onto Hillspur Trail, heading SW.
  3. 0.3 miBear left onto Longwood Trail, heading S.
  4. 0.6 miBear left, heading SW.
  5. 50 ftBear right onto Girl Scout Bridge / Summit Trail, heading SE.
  6. 0.8 miBear right onto Swampy Trail, heading SW.
  7. 0.4 miBear right onto Grassy Trail, heading S.
  8. 0.3 miReach Longwood Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.3 miBear left onto Swampy Trail, heading E.
  10. 0.4 miBear left onto Summit Trail, heading NE.
  11. 0.8 miBear left, heading E.
  12. 50 ftBear right onto Longwood Trail, heading E.
  13. 0.6 miBear right onto Hillspur Trail, heading NW.
  14. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  15. 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

80% dirt20% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:29 AMSunset 7:25 PM

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