South Mountain Reservation

Longwood Trail–Overlook Trail, 4 sights

5 mi · ▲ 502 ft · 1 hr 55 min

Longwood Trail–Overlook Trail, 4 sights is a 5-mile out-and-back in South Mountain Reservation near Newstead North, NJ. It climbs 502 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi223 – 574 ft5.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.76108, -74.27592
Nearest town Newstead North, NJ

Directions

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Longwood Trail–Overlook Trail, 4 sights

5 mi · ▲ 502 ft · 1 hr 55 min

Elevation 222–573 ft

Out & Back · South Mountain Reservation

Trailhead: 40.76108, -74.27592

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 300 ftTurn left onto Hillspur Trail, heading SW.
  3. 0.3 miBear left onto Longwood Trail, heading S.
  4. 0.6 miBear left, heading SW.
  5. 50 ftBear right onto Girl Scout Bridge / Summit Trail, heading SE.
  6. 0.8 miTurn right onto Bear Lane, heading SW.
  7. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Overlook Trail, heading W.
  8. 150 ftContinue straight onto Lenape Trail (Yellow), heading W.
  9. 50 ftBear right onto Overlook Trail, heading W.
  10. 0.4 miTurn left onto Rahway Trail (White), heading N.
  11. 50 ftTurn right onto Overlook Trail, heading N.
  12. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  13. 250 ftTurn left onto Rahway Lower Ext White/Red, heading SW.
  14. 500 ftTurn left onto Rahway Upper Ext Red/White, heading W.
  15. 150 ftReach Longwood Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 150 ftTurn right onto Rahway Lower Ext White/Red, heading NW.
  17. 500 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  18. 250 ftBear right onto Overlook Trail, heading SW.
  19. 50 ftTurn left onto Rahway Trail (White), heading SW.
  20. 50 ftTurn right onto Overlook Trail, heading SW.
  21. 0.4 miBear left onto Lenape Trail (Yellow), heading NE.
  22. 50 ftContinue straight onto Overlook Trail, heading NE.
  23. 150 ftContinue straight onto Bear Lane, heading S.
  24. 0.1 miTurn left onto Summit Trail, heading S.
  25. 0.8 miBear left, heading N.
  26. 50 ftBear right onto Longwood Trail, heading N.
  27. 0.6 miBear right onto Hillspur Trail, heading NE.
  28. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  29. 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

70% dirt30% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:29 AMSunset 7:25 PM

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