Hawk Hill–Elmdale Trail (Blue), 5 sights
4.5 mi · ▲ 777 ft · 1 hr 53 min
Hawk Hill–Elmdale Trail (Blue), 5 sights is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in South Mountain Reservation near Wyoming, NJ. The route reaches Hawk Hill at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It climbs 777 ft. It scores 10/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi223 – 545 ft4.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Bear Lane 40.74006, -74.29006
Nearest town Wyoming, NJ
Directions
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Hawk Hill–Elmdale Trail (Blue), 5 sights
4.5 mi · ▲ 777 ft · 1 hr 53 min
Elevation 222–546 ft
Out & Back · South Mountain Reservation
Trailhead: Bear Lane · 40.74006, -74.29006
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 on Bear Lane, heading W.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Overlook Trail, heading W.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Lenape Trail (Yellow), heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Overlook Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Rahway Trail (White), heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Overlook Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Orange Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto West Connector Green/White, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Elmdale Trail (Blue) / West Connector, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Elmdale Trail (Blue), heading W.
- 0.8 miReach Hawk Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Elmdale Trail (Blue) / West Connector, heading SW.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto West Connector Green/White, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Orange Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Overlook Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Rahway Trail (White), heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Overlook Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Lenape Trail (Yellow), heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Overlook Trail, heading S.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Bear Lane, heading S.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
30% dirt70% 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
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