South Mountain Reservation

Hemlock Falls Loop & Summit Trail Loop via Lenape Trail (Yellow)

1.9 mi · ▲ 315 ft · 47 min

Hemlock Falls Loop & Summit Trail Loop via Lenape Trail (Yellow) is a 1.9-mile loop in South Mountain Reservation near Vauxhall, NJ. It climbs 315 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi299 – 554 ft2.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Summit Trail 40.74362, -74.28872
Nearest town Vauxhall, NJ

Directions

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Hemlock Falls Loop & Summit Trail Loop via Lenape Trail (Yellow)

1.9 mi · ▲ 315 ft · 47 min

Elevation 297–555 ft

Loop · South Mountain Reservation

Trailhead: Summit Trail · 40.74362, -74.28872

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 78°F / low 64° · precip 1% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:25 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Summit Trail, heading NE.
  2. 0.4 miTurn left onto Openwood Trail, heading NW.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right onto Hemlock Falls Loop, heading N.
  4. 350 ftBear left, heading NW.
  5. 350 ftContinue straight onto Lenape Trail (Yellow), heading W.
  6. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Overlook Trail, heading S.
  7. 250 ftContinue straight onto Lenape Trail (Yellow), heading W.
  8. 50 ftBear left onto Overlook Trail, heading W.
  9. 0.3 miSharp left onto Bear Lane, heading SW.
  10. 0.1 miTurn left onto Summit Trail, heading SW.
  11. 0.3 miThe loop closes back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

65% dirt35% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 78°F64°
Precip1%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity71%
Rained 0.4″ yesterday (2.5″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 6:29 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:25 PM
Sun 75°60°
Mon 80°62°
Tue 84°63°
Wed 86°67°
Thu 83°68°
Fri 74°59°

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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