Nook Hill & Campbells Pond via Elmdale Trail (Blue)
4.7 mi · ▲ 715 ft · 1 hr 55 min
Nook Hill & Campbells Pond via Elmdale Trail (Blue) is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in South Mountain Reservation near Newstead, NJ. The route passes Campbells Pond before reaching Nook Hill at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It climbs 715 ft. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Nook Hill & Campbells Pond via Elmdale Trail (Blue)
4.7 mi · ▲ 715 ft · 1 hr 55 min
Elevation 202–546 ft
Out & Back · South Mountain Reservation
Trailhead: Lenape Trail (Yellow) · 40.75557, -74.29297
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:25 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Lenape Trail (Yellow), heading SW.
- 0.6 miBear left onto West Ridge Trail, heading W.
- 1.4 miPass Campbells Pond.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Elmdale Trail (Blue), heading SE.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading S.
- 500 ftReach Nook Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto West Ridge Trail, heading E.
- 1.4 miBear right onto Lenape Trail (Yellow), heading NE.
- 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~33 min). Leave by 6:32 PM for the 7:25 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:06 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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