Hemlock Falls–Hobble Falls, 5 sights
1.4 mi · ▲ 271 ft · 36 min
Hemlock Falls–Hobble Falls, 5 sights is a 1.4-mile out-and-back in South Mountain Reservation near Newstead, NJ. The route passes Hemlock Falls and Hobble Falls. It climbs 271 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Hemlock Falls–Hobble Falls, 5 sights
1.4 mi · ▲ 271 ft · 36 min
Elevation 269–530 ft
Out & Back · South Mountain Reservation
Trailhead: Lenape Trail (Yellow) · 40.75330, -74.29035
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 80°F / low 65° · precip 1% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:25 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Lenape Trail (Yellow), heading SW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Openwood Trail, heading SW.
- 400 ftBear right onto Lenape Trail (Yellow), heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Ball's Bluff Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Summit Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Openwood Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Hemlock Falls Loop, heading W.
- 350 ftBear left, heading N.
- 200 ftPass Hemlock Falls.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Lenape Trail (Yellow), heading N.
- 100 ftPass Hobble Falls.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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