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South Mountain Reservation

Hemlock Falls–Hobble Falls, 12 sights

5.9 mi · ▲ 567 ft · 2 hr 15 min

Hemlock Falls–Hobble Falls, 12 sights is a 5.9-mile out-and-back in South Mountain Reservation near Saint Cloud, NJ. The route passes Orange Reservoir, Flamingo, Hemlock Falls and Hobble Falls. It climbs 567 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi266 – 505 ft · steepest grade: 16%6.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Reservoir Loop / Zoo Loop (Green Dot) 40.76897, -74.28318
Nearest town Saint Cloud, NJ
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Hemlock Falls–Hobble Falls, 12 sights

5.9 mi · ▲ 567 ft · 2 hr 15 min

Elevation 265–506 ft

Out & Back · South Mountain Reservation

Trailhead: Reservoir Loop / Zoo Loop (Green Dot) · 40.76897, -74.28318

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:25 PM

Dogs allowed on leash · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Zoo Loop (Green Dot), heading S.
  2. 50 ftPass Orange Reservoir.
  3. 50 ftPass Flamingo.
  4. 0.7 miBear left onto Connector, heading SE.
  5. 50 ftTurn right onto Reservoir Trail, heading S.
  6. 0.4 miBear right onto Hillspur Road, heading S.
  7. 200 ftContinue straight onto Turtle Back Trail (Orange), heading W.
  8. 250 ftBear right onto Reservior Road, heading SW.
  9. 0.3 miSharp right onto Longwood Trail, heading SE.
  10. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  11. 50 ftBear right onto Summit Trail, heading E.
  12. 0.1 miTurn right onto Openwood Trail, heading SE.
  13. 0.2 miTurn right onto Hemlock Falls Loop, heading W.
  14. 350 ftBear left, heading NW.
  15. 250 ftPass Hemlock Falls.
  16. 50 ftTurn right onto Lenape Trail (Yellow), heading NW.
  17. 150 ftPass Hobble Falls.
  18. 0.1 miTurn right onto Rahway Trail (White), heading NW.
  19. 400 ftContinue straight onto Overgrown Rahway Trail (White), heading N.
  20. 100 ftSharp left onto Rahway Trail White, heading N.
  21. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Rahway Trail (White) / West Connector, heading S.
  22. 50 ftTurn right onto West Connector Green/White, heading S.
  23. 0.2 miTurn right onto Orange Trail, heading SW.
  24. 0.1 miReach Hemlock Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  25. 0.2 miTurn left onto West Connector Green/White, heading SW.
  26. 0.2 miTurn left onto Rahway Trail (White) / West Connector, heading S.
  27. 50 ftContinue straight onto Rahway Trail White, heading S.
  28. 0.3 miSharp right onto Overgrown Rahway Trail (White), heading N.
  29. 100 ftContinue straight onto Rahway Trail (White), heading N.
  30. 400 ftTurn left onto Lenape Trail (Yellow), heading NE.
  31. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  32. 350 ftBear right onto Hemlock Falls Loop, heading N.
  33. 350 ftTurn left onto Openwood Trail, heading N.
  34. 0.2 miTurn left onto Summit Trail, heading E.
  35. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  36. 50 ftBear right onto Longwood Trail, heading S.
  37. 0.1 miSharp left onto Reservior Road, heading S.
  38. 0.3 miBear left onto Turtle Back Trail (Orange), heading N.
  39. 350 ftContinue straight onto Hillspur Road, heading NW.
  40. 100 ftBear left onto Reservoir Trail, heading NW.
  41. 0.4 miTurn left onto Connector, heading W.
  42. 50 ftBear right onto Zoo Loop (Green Dot), heading W.
  43. 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/hemlock-falls-hobble-falls-out-back-12-sights

Trail surface

70% dirt30% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:29 AMSunset 7:25 PM

Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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