South Mountain Reservation

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

  1. Start on Summit Trail, heading SW.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right onto Bear Lane, heading W.
  3. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Overlook Trail, heading W.
  4. 150 ftContinue straight onto Lenape Trail (Yellow), heading NW.
  5. 50 ftBear right onto Overlook Trail, heading NW.
  6. 0.4 miTurn left onto Rahway Trail (White), heading W.
  7. 50 ftTurn right onto Overlook Trail, heading W.
  8. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  9. 300 ftContinue straight onto Orange Trail, heading NW.
  10. 0.4 miTurn left onto West Connector Green/White, heading NE.
  11. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Elmdale Trail (Blue) / West Connector, heading W.
  12. 350 ftTurn left onto Elmdale Trail (Blue), heading SW.
  13. 0.8 miBear left onto Painters Point Trail (Blue-White), heading S.
  14. 150 ftTurn right onto Orange, heading SE.
  15. 50 ftBear left onto Painters Point Trail (Blue-White), heading SE.
  16. 500 ftReach Hawk Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 500 ftBear right onto Orange, heading E.
  18. 50 ftTurn left onto Painters Point Trail (Blue-White), heading E.
  19. 150 ftBear right onto Elmdale Trail (Blue), heading NE.
  20. 0.9 miTurn right onto Elmdale Trail (Blue) / West Connector, heading SE.
  21. 350 ftContinue straight onto West Connector Green/White, heading W.
  22. 0.2 miTurn right onto Orange Trail, heading N.
  23. 0.5 miBear right onto Overlook Trail, heading SW.
  24. 50 ftTurn left onto Rahway Trail (White), heading SW.
  25. 50 ftTurn right onto Overlook Trail, heading SW.
  26. 0.4 miBear left onto Lenape Trail (Yellow), heading E.
  27. 50 ftContinue straight onto Overlook Trail, heading E.
  28. 150 ftContinue straight onto Bear Lane, heading NE.
  29. 0.1 miTurn left onto Summit Trail, heading SE.
  30. 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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