Lenape Bow & Mayapple Trail (Blue Dot) Loop
2.3 mi · ▲ 151 ft · 51 min
Lenape Bow & Mayapple Trail (Blue Dot) Loop is a 2.3-mile loop in South Mountain Reservation near Saint Cloud, NJ. It is mostly level, with 151 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Lenape Bow & Mayapple Trail (Blue Dot) Loop
2.3 mi · ▲ 151 ft · 51 min
Elevation 484–597 ft
Loop · South Mountain Reservation
Trailhead: Lenape Trail (Yellow) · 40.77320, -74.28715
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
- Start on Lenape Trail (Yellow), heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Lenape Trail (Yellow) / Mayapple Trail (Blue Dot), heading NW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Mayapple Trail (Blue Dot), heading W.
- 100 ftBear right onto Lenape (Yellow), heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Lenape Bow, heading E.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Lenape (Yellow), heading SE.
- 150 ftSharp right onto Mayapple Trail (Blue Dot), heading W.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Lenape Trail (Yellow), heading SE.
- 0.2 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~11 min). Leave by 6:54 PM for the 7:25 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:51 PM — 2 min before dark.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Lenape Trail (Yellow) Trailhead
- Billy Goat Way & Lenape (Yellow) 2.9 mi · ▲ 228 ft
- Hawk Hill & West Ridge Sunset Point via West Ridge Trail 5.2 mi · ▲ 638 ft
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