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
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Hillspur Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Longwood Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Girl Scout Bridge / Summit Trail, heading SE.
- 0.8 miBear right onto Swampy Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Grassy Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miReach Longwood Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Swampy Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Summit Trail, heading NE.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right onto Longwood Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miBear right onto Hillspur Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 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
80% dirt20% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:29 AMSunset 7:25 PM
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