Mayapple Hill & West Ridge Sunset Point via Lenape Trail (Yellow)
4.2 mi · ▲ 458 ft · 1 hr 38 min
Mayapple Hill & West Ridge Sunset Point via Lenape Trail (Yellow) is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in South Mountain Reservation near Newstead, NJ. The route passes West Ridge Sunset Point before reaching Mayapple Hill at the turnaround, 2.1 miles in. It climbs 458 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Mayapple Hill & West Ridge Sunset Point via Lenape Trail (Yellow)
4.2 mi · ▲ 458 ft · 1 hr 38 min
Elevation 276–586 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
- Start on Lenape Trail (Yellow), heading W.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Yellow Bypass, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Lenape Trail (Yellow), heading SW.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto West Ridge Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass West Ridge Sunset Point.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Lenape Trail (Yellow), heading NE.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto West Ridge Trail, heading N.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Lenape Trail (Yellow), heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Oakdale Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto Lenape Trail (Yellow), heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Mayapple Trail (Blue Dot), heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Lenape Trail (Yellow), heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftReach Mayapple Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Mayapple Trail (Blue Dot), heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Lenape Trail (Yellow), heading E.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Oakdale Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Lenape Trail (Yellow), heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto West Ridge Trail, heading SW.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Lenape Trail (Yellow), heading SW.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto West Ridge Trail, heading S.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Lenape Trail (Yellow), heading SW.
- 0.7 miBear right onto Yellow Bypass, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Lenape Trail (Yellow), heading S.
- 50 ftArrive 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 0.8 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 6:41 PM for the 7:25 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:01 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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