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Mills Reservation

Mills Reservation–Cedar Grove Reservoir, 9 cliffs

5 mi · ▲ 466 ft · 1 hr 54 min

Mills Reservation–Cedar Grove Reservoir, 9 cliffs is a 5-mile out-and-back in Mills Reservation near Cedar Grove, NJ. The route passes Cedar Grove Reservoir, Sir Maginot Drop, Big Ma Maginot Drop and 4 more. It climbs 466 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi262 – 472 ft7.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.85427, -74.24013
Nearest town Cedar Grove, NJ
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Mills Reservation–Cedar Grove Reservoir, 9 cliffs

5 mi · ▲ 466 ft · 1 hr 54 min

Elevation 261–474 ft

Out & Back · Mills Reservation

Trailhead: 40.85427, -74.24013

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  3. 150 ftBear right onto Lenape Trail, heading SE.
  4. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Endor, heading E.
  5. 200 ftBear right, heading E.
  6. 50 ftTurn left onto Boogaloo, heading E.
  7. 0.1 miContinue straight onto West Essex Trail, heading N.
  8. 250 ftBear left onto Boogaloo, heading NE.
  9. 50 ftBear right onto West Essex Trail, heading NE.
  10. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Disco Stu, heading NE.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto West Essex/Roller Connector, heading NE.
  12. 100 ftContinue straight onto Disco Stu, heading NE.
  13. 100 ftSharp left onto Tenacious SOBs, heading NE.
  14. 50 ftBear right onto Disco Stu, heading NE.
  15. 250 ftContinue straight onto Powerline Trail, heading NE.
  16. 50 ftTurn left onto Tenacious SOBs, heading NE.
  17. 50 ftTurn right onto Disco Stu, heading NE.
  18. 200 ftTurn right onto Mini ST, heading NE.
  19. 50 ftContinue straight onto West Essex/Powerline Connector, heading NE.
  20. 50 ftTurn right onto Mini ST, heading NE.
  21. 50 ftContinue straight onto West Essex/Powerline Connector, heading NE.
  22. 50 ftTurn left onto West Essex Trail, heading N.
  23. 350 ftContinue straight onto Bypass, heading NE.
  24. 250 ftTurn right onto High Voltage, heading NE.
  25. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Lenape Trail, heading NE.
  26. 500 ftPass Cedar Grove Reservoir.
  27. 350 ftContinue straight onto Ligne Maginot, heading N.
  28. 50 ftPass Sir Maginot Drop.
  29. 250 ftBear right, heading N.
  30. 150 ftPass Big Ma Maginot Drop.
  31. 150 ftPass Maginot Mountain.
  32. 100 ftPass little daddy Maginot.
  33. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lenape Trail, heading N.
  34. 150 ftBear left onto Ligne Maginot, heading N.
  35. 50 ftBear left onto Lenape Trail, heading N.
  36. 50 ftTurn right onto Ligne Maginot, heading N.
  37. 50 ftBear left onto Lenape Trail, heading N.
  38. 50 ftPass Cedar Grove Reservoir.
  39. 50 ftPass Mills Reservation.
  40. 50 ftContinue straight onto Ligne Maginot, heading NE.
  41. 100 ftBear right onto Lenape Trail, heading N.
  42. 50 ftBear right onto Ligne Maginot, heading N.
  43. 50 ftBear left onto Lenape Trail, heading N.
  44. 450 ftTurn left onto Lenape Trail Link, heading E.
  45. 50 ftTurn right onto Lenape Trail, heading E.
  46. 300 ftContinue straight onto Reservoir Trail, heading SE.
  47. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  48. 100 ftBear right, heading SE.
  49. 0.1 miReach Mills Reservation, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  50. 0.1 miSharp right, heading SW.
  51. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Lenape Trail, heading S.
  52. 300 ftTurn left onto Lenape Trail Link, heading S.
  53. 50 ftTurn right onto Lenape Trail, heading S.
  54. 450 ftBear right onto Ligne Maginot, heading SW.
  55. 50 ftBear left onto Lenape Trail, heading SW.
  56. 100 ftBear left onto Ligne Maginot, heading S.
  57. 100 ftContinue straight onto Lenape Trail, heading S.
  58. 100 ftBear right onto Ligne Maginot, heading S.
  59. 50 ftTurn left onto Lenape Trail, heading S.
  60. 50 ftBear right onto Ligne Maginot, heading SW.
  61. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  62. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lenape Trail, heading SW.
  63. 150 ftContinue straight onto Ligne Maginot, heading W.
  64. 350 ftBear right, heading SW.
  65. 350 ftContinue straight onto Lenape Trail, heading S.
  66. 0.2 miContinue straight onto High Voltage, heading SW.
  67. 0.2 miTurn left onto Bypass, heading SW.
  68. 250 ftContinue straight onto West Essex Trail, heading SE.
  69. 350 ftTurn right onto West Essex/Powerline Connector, heading SE.
  70. 50 ftContinue straight onto Mini ST, heading SE.
  71. 50 ftTurn left onto West Essex/Powerline Connector, heading SE.
  72. 50 ftContinue straight onto Mini ST, heading SE.
  73. 50 ftTurn left onto Disco Stu, heading SE.
  74. 250 ftTurn left onto Tenacious SOBs, heading E.
  75. 50 ftTurn right onto Powerline Trail, heading E.
  76. 50 ftContinue straight onto Disco Stu, heading E.
  77. 250 ftBear left onto Tenacious SOBs, heading NE.
  78. 50 ftSharp right onto Disco Stu, heading NE.
  79. 100 ftContinue straight onto West Essex/Roller Connector, heading NE.
  80. 50 ftContinue straight onto Disco Stu, heading NE.
  81. 50 ftContinue straight onto West Essex Trail, heading NE.
  82. 0.8 miBear left onto Boogaloo, heading NE.
  83. 50 ftBear right onto West Essex Trail, heading NE.
  84. 250 ftContinue straight onto Boogaloo, heading N.
  85. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  86. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  87. 150 ftContinue straight onto Endor, heading N.
  88. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lenape Trail, heading N.
  89. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  90. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  91. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  92. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/mills-reservation-cedar-grove-reservoir-out-back-10-cliffs-8-km-b050

Trail surface

48% dirt6% grass2% paved44% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:29 AMSunset 7:25 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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