South Mountain Reservation

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

  1. Start on Bear Lane, heading W.
  2. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Overlook Trail, heading W.
  3. 150 ftContinue straight onto Lenape Trail (Yellow), heading NW.
  4. 50 ftBear right onto Overlook Trail, heading NW.
  5. 0.4 miTurn left onto Rahway Trail (White), heading W.
  6. 50 ftTurn right onto Overlook Trail, heading W.
  7. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  8. 300 ftContinue straight onto Orange Trail, heading NW.
  9. 0.4 miTurn left onto West Connector Green/White, heading N.
  10. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Elmdale Trail (Blue) / West Connector, heading SW.
  11. 350 ftTurn left onto Elmdale Trail (Blue), heading W.
  12. 0.8 miReach Hawk Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 0.9 miTurn right onto Elmdale Trail (Blue) / West Connector, heading SW.
  14. 350 ftContinue straight onto West Connector Green/White, heading W.
  15. 0.2 miTurn right onto Orange Trail, heading E.
  16. 0.5 miBear right onto Overlook Trail, heading SW.
  17. 50 ftTurn left onto Rahway Trail (White), heading SW.
  18. 50 ftTurn right onto Overlook Trail, heading SW.
  19. 0.4 miBear left onto Lenape Trail (Yellow), heading S.
  20. 50 ftContinue straight onto Overlook Trail, heading S.
  21. 150 ftContinue straight onto Bear Lane, heading S.
  22. 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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