Hemlock Falls Viewpoint via Summit Trail
2.1 mi · ▲ 173 ft · 47 min
Hemlock Falls Viewpoint via Summit Trail is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in South Mountain Reservation near Wyoming, NJ. The route reaches Hemlock Falls Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 173 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Hemlock Falls Viewpoint via Summit Trail
2.1 mi · ▲ 173 ft · 47 min
Elevation 359–554 ft
Out & Back · South Mountain Reservation
Trailhead: 40.74157, -74.29043
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 78°F / low 64° · precip 1% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:25 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 350 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Summit Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Openwood Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Hemlock Falls Loop, heading NW.
- 350 ftBear left, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftReach Hemlock Falls Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 350 ftBear left, heading N.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Openwood Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Summit Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
- 300 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
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- Hemlock Falls Loop & Summit Trail Loop via Lenape Trail (Yellow) 1.9 mi · ▲ 315 ft
- Summit Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 55 ft
- Grassy Trail & Swampy Trail Loop via Lenape Trail (Yellow) 2 mi · ▲ 280 ft
- Hemlock Falls–Hobble Falls Loop, 7 sights 2 mi · ▲ 256 ft
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