Hawk Hill–Elmdale Trail (Blue), 4 sights
3.7 mi · ▲ 451 ft · 1 hr 28 min
Hawk Hill–Elmdale Trail (Blue), 4 sights is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in South Mountain Reservation near Newstead, NJ. The route reaches Hawk Hill at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It climbs 451 ft. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi266 – 512 ft4.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Lenape Trail (Yellow) 40.75330, -74.29035
Nearest town Newstead, NJ
Directions
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Hawk Hill–Elmdale Trail (Blue), 4 sights
3.7 mi · ▲ 451 ft · 1 hr 28 min
Elevation 265–510 ft
Out & Back · South Mountain Reservation
Trailhead: Lenape Trail (Yellow) · 40.75330, -74.29035
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 80°F / low 65° · precip 1% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:25 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Lenape Trail (Yellow), heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right onto High Water Lenape Link, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn left onto High Water Bypass, heading SW.
- 350 ftSharp right onto Overgrown Rahway Trail (White), heading NW.
- 150 ftSharp left onto Rahway Trail White, heading SW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Rahway Trail (White) / West Connector, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto West Connector Green/White, heading S.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Elmdale Trail (Blue) / West Connector, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Elmdale Trail (Blue), heading W.
- 0.9 miReach Hawk Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Elmdale Trail (Blue) / West Connector, heading SW.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto West Connector Green/White, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Rahway Trail (White) / West Connector, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Rahway Trail White, heading SE.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Overgrown Rahway Trail (White), heading E.
- 100 ftSharp left onto High Water Bypass, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn right onto High Water Lenape Link, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Lenape Trail (Yellow), heading N.
- 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
20% dirt80% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 80°F65°
Precip1%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity71%
Rained 0.4″ yesterday (2.5″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°65°
Sunrise 6:29 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:25 PM
Sun
75°61°
Mon
81°63°
Tue
85°64°
Wed
87°68°
Thu
84°69°
Fri
74°60°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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