Oakdale Trail (Red)–Openwood Trail, 3 sights
4.9 mi · ▲ 432 ft · 1 hr 51 min
Oakdale Trail (Red)–Openwood Trail, 3 sights is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in South Mountain Reservation near Newstead, NJ. It climbs 432 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi276 – 509 ft5.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.74621, -74.28166
Nearest town Newstead, NJ
Directions
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Oakdale Trail (Red)–Openwood Trail, 3 sights
4.9 mi · ▲ 432 ft · 1 hr 51 min
Elevation 276–509 ft
Out & Back · South Mountain Reservation
Trailhead: 40.74621, -74.28166
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:25 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Crest Trail, heading NW.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Openwood Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Summit Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Longwood Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Reservior Road, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Turtle Back Trail (Orange), heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Lenape Trail (Yellow) / Turtle Back Trail (Orange), heading N.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Lenape Trail (Yellow), heading N.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Yellow Bypass, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Lenape Trail (Yellow), heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Oakdale Trail (Red), heading SW.
- 1.1 miReach Openwood Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Lenape Trail (Yellow), heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Yellow Bypass, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Lenape Trail (Yellow), heading NE.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Lenape Trail (Yellow) / Turtle Back Trail (Orange), heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Turtle Back Trail (Orange), heading NE.
- 250 ftBear right onto Reservior Road, heading N.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Longwood Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Summit Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Openwood Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Crest Trail, heading E.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 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
19% dirt81% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:29 AMSunset 7:25 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Longwood Trail–Openwood Trail, 5 sights 2.4 mi · ▲ 239 ft
- Washington Rock & Crest Trail 3.1 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- Crest Trail & Red Blaze 3.6 mi · ▲ 312 ft
- Openwood Trail–Red Blaze, 4 sights 4 mi · ▲ 313 ft
- Elmdale Trail (Blue)–Lenape Trail (Yellow) Loop, 8 sights 4.9 mi · ▲ 668 ft
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