South Mountain Reservation

Lenape Bow–Lower Mayapple, 3 sights

2.9 mi · ▲ 315 ft · 1 hr 7 min

Lenape Bow–Lower Mayapple, 3 sights is a 2.9-mile out-and-back in South Mountain Reservation near Saint Cloud, NJ. It climbs 315 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi459 – 597 ft3.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Billy Goat Way 40.78348, -74.28764
Nearest town Saint Cloud, NJ

Directions

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Lenape Bow–Lower Mayapple, 3 sights

2.9 mi · ▲ 315 ft · 1 hr 7 min

Elevation 458–597 ft

Out & Back · South Mountain Reservation

Trailhead: Billy Goat Way · 40.78348, -74.28764

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:25 PM

  1. Start on Billy Goat Way, heading E.
  2. 500 ftBear right onto Lenape (Yellow), heading SE.
  3. 0.6 miBear left onto Mayapple Trail (Blue Dot), heading E.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lenape Trail (Yellow) / Mayapple Trail (Blue Dot), heading E.
  5. 0.1 miBear right onto Mayapple Trail (Blue Dot), heading S.
  6. 0.4 miBear right onto Lower Mayapple, heading SW.
  7. 50 ftBear left onto Mayapple Trail (Blue Dot), heading SW.
  8. 0.8 miSharp left onto Lenape (Yellow), heading NE.
  9. 150 ftSharp right onto Lenape Bow, heading NE.
  10. 0.5 miSharp right onto Lenape (Yellow), heading NE.
  11. 0.2 miBear left onto Billy Goat Way, heading E.
  12. 350 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

24% dirt4% other72% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:29 AMSunset 7:25 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~38 min). Leave by 6:27 PM for the 7:25 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:16 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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