South Mountain Reservation

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 50 ftTurn right onto Crest Trail, heading NW.
  3. 250 ftContinue straight onto Openwood Trail, heading NW.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right onto Summit Trail, heading NE.
  5. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  6. 50 ftBear right onto Longwood Trail, heading NW.
  7. 0.1 miSharp left onto Reservior Road, heading NE.
  8. 0.3 miBear left onto Turtle Back Trail (Orange), heading NW.
  9. 250 ftTurn left onto Lenape Trail (Yellow) / Turtle Back Trail (Orange), heading N.
  10. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Lenape Trail (Yellow), heading N.
  11. 350 ftContinue straight onto Yellow Bypass, heading NW.
  12. 50 ftBear left onto Lenape Trail (Yellow), heading NW.
  13. 0.4 miTurn right onto Oakdale Trail (Red), heading SW.
  14. 1.1 miReach Openwood Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 1.1 miTurn left onto Lenape Trail (Yellow), heading SW.
  16. 0.4 miBear right onto Yellow Bypass, heading NE.
  17. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lenape Trail (Yellow), heading NE.
  18. 350 ftContinue straight onto Lenape Trail (Yellow) / Turtle Back Trail (Orange), heading E.
  19. 0.1 miTurn right onto Turtle Back Trail (Orange), heading NE.
  20. 250 ftBear right onto Reservior Road, heading N.
  21. 0.3 miSharp right onto Longwood Trail, heading S.
  22. 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  23. 50 ftBear right onto Summit Trail, heading SE.
  24. 0.1 miTurn left onto Openwood Trail, heading S.
  25. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Crest Trail, heading E.
  26. 300 ftTurn left, heading E.
  27. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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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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