Hawk Hill–Elmdale Trail (Blue), 7 sights
5.1 mi · ▲ 834 ft · 2 hr 7 min
Hawk Hill–Elmdale Trail (Blue), 7 sights is a 5.1-mile out-and-back in South Mountain Reservation near Vauxhall, NJ. The route reaches Hawk Hill at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It climbs 834 ft. It scores 10/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi223 – 554 ft5.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Summit Trail 40.74362, -74.28872
Nearest town Vauxhall, NJ
Directions
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Hawk Hill–Elmdale Trail (Blue), 7 sights
5.1 mi · ▲ 834 ft · 2 hr 7 min
Elevation 222–553 ft
Out & Back · South Mountain Reservation
Trailhead: Summit Trail · 40.74362, -74.28872
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:25 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Summit Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Bear Lane, heading W.
- 0.1 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 NE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Elmdale Trail (Blue) / West Connector, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Elmdale Trail (Blue), heading SW.
- 0.8 miBear left onto Painters Point Trail (Blue-White), heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Orange, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Painters Point Trail (Blue-White), heading SE.
- 500 ftReach Hawk Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 500 ftBear right onto Orange, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Painters Point Trail (Blue-White), heading E.
- 150 ftBear right onto Elmdale Trail (Blue), heading NE.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Elmdale Trail (Blue) / West Connector, heading SE.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto West Connector Green/White, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Orange Trail, heading N.
- 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 E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Overlook Trail, heading E.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Bear Lane, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Summit Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 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
33% dirt67% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:29 AMSunset 7:25 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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