South Mountain Reservation

Hillspur Trail–Longwood Trail, 5 sights

3.1 mi · ▲ 286 ft · 1 hr 11 min

Hillspur Trail–Longwood Trail, 5 sights is a 3.1-mile out-and-back in South Mountain Reservation near Newstead, NJ. It climbs 286 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi285 – 554 ft3.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Lenape Trail (Yellow) 40.75555, -74.29142
Nearest town Newstead, NJ

Directions

AMBLEWAYwww.ambleway.com

Hillspur Trail–Longwood Trail, 5 sights

3.1 mi · ▲ 286 ft · 1 hr 11 min

Elevation 286–554 ft

Out & Back · South Mountain Reservation

Trailhead: Lenape Trail (Yellow) · 40.75555, -74.29142

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 78°F / low 65° · precip 1% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:25 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Lenape Trail (Yellow), heading E.
  2. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lenape Trail (Yellow) / Turtle Back Trail (Orange), heading E.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right onto Turtle Back Trail (Orange), heading S.
  4. 250 ftBear right onto Reservior Road, heading SE.
  5. 0.3 miSharp right onto Longwood Trail, heading NE.
  6. 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
  7. 50 ftBear right onto Summit Trail, heading SW.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left onto Openwood Trail, heading SE.
  9. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Crest Trail, heading S.
  10. 350 ftReach Reservior Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  12. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  13. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  14. 0.1 miTurn right onto Summit Trail, heading N.
  15. 0.5 miTurn left onto Girl Scout Lane, heading E.
  16. 150 ftContinue straight onto Longwood Trail, heading NE.
  17. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Turtle Back (Orange), heading N.
  18. 300 ftBear left onto Green Trail, heading N.
  19. 0.1 miSharp left onto Hillspur Trail, heading NW.
  20. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Hillspur Road, heading W.
  21. 150 ftTurn right onto Unblazed, heading SW.
  22. 50 ftTurn right onto Lenape Trail (Yellow) / Turtle Back Trail (Orange), heading SW.
  23. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Lenape Trail (Yellow), heading SW.
  24. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

61% dirt39% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 78°F65°
Precip1%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity71%
Rained 0.3″ yesterday (1.2″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°65°
Sunrise 6:29 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:25 PM
Sun 75°61°
Mon 81°63°
Tue 85°64°
Wed 86°68°
Thu 84°69°
Fri 74°60°

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

More from Lenape Trail (Yellow) Trailhead