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South Mountain Reservation

Mayapple Hill & Flamingo via Lenape Trail (Yellow)

1.6 mi · ▲ 200 ft · 38 min

Mayapple Hill & Flamingo via Lenape Trail (Yellow) is a 1.6-mile out-and-back in South Mountain Reservation near Saint Cloud, NJ. The route passes Flamingo before reaching Mayapple Hill at the turnaround, 0.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 200 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi364 – 584 ft1.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: West Ridge Access Trail 40.76746, -74.28728
Nearest town Saint Cloud, NJ
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Mayapple Hill & Flamingo via Lenape Trail (Yellow)

1.6 mi · ▲ 200 ft · 38 min

Elevation 365–586 ft

Out & Back · South Mountain Reservation

Trailhead: West Ridge Access Trail · 40.76746, -74.28728

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 West Ridge Access Trail, heading W.
  2. 50 ftPass Flamingo.
  3. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Oakdale Trail, heading SW.
  4. 0.2 miContinue straight onto West Ridge Trail, heading W.
  5. 50 ftSharp right onto Lenape Trail (Yellow), heading N.
  6. 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
  7. 350 ftContinue straight onto Mayapple Trail (Blue Dot), heading NE.
  8. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lenape Trail (Yellow), heading NE.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  10. 150 ftReach Mayapple Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Mayapple Trail (Blue Dot), heading SW.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lenape Trail (Yellow), heading SW.
  13. 0.3 miSharp left onto West Ridge Trail, heading SW.
  14. 50 ftContinue straight onto Oakdale Trail, heading SW.
  15. 0.2 miContinue straight onto West Ridge Access Trail, heading NE.
  16. 200 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/mayapple-hill-flamingo-out-back

Trail surface

93% dirt7% 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 87°68°
Thu 84°69°
Fri 74°60°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~14 min). Leave by 6:51 PM for the 7:25 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:50 PM — 2 min before dark.

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