Hilltop Reservation

Old Hilltop Trail

2 mi · ▲ 190 ft · 46 min

Old Hilltop Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back in Hilltop Reservation near North Caldwell, NJ. It is mostly level, with 190 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi522 – 686 ft2.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.85329, -74.25014
Nearest town North Caldwell, NJ

Directions

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Old Hilltop Trail

2 mi · ▲ 190 ft · 46 min

Elevation 523–686 ft

Out & Back · Hilltop Reservation

Trailhead: 40.85329, -74.25014

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.1 miSharp right onto Spruce Trail - Inner Loop, heading SW.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  4. 50 ftBear right onto Old Hilltop Trail, heading SW.
  5. 400 ftBear left, heading S.
  6. 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
  7. 500 ftTurn left onto Old Hilltop/Arrowhead Trail, heading S.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  9. 0.1 miTurn left onto Peace Reading Link, heading NE.
  10. 100 ftTurn right onto Meadow Trail, heading NE.
  11. 0.3 miBear right onto Peace Reading Link, heading N.
  12. 150 ftBear left onto Peace Trail, heading N.
  13. 250 ftContinue straight onto Old Hilltop Trail, heading N.
  14. 0.2 miContinue straight onto C-29 Trail, heading N.
  15. 300 ftTurn left onto C-29 Climb Direction, heading NE.
  16. 0.1 miContinue straight onto C-29 Trail, heading NE.
  17. 300 ftSharp left onto Spruce Trail - Inner Loop, heading NW.
  18. 0.1 miBear left onto C26 Link, heading NE.
  19. 50 ftTurn right onto C26 Trail, heading NE.
  20. 50 ftBear left onto Spruce Trail - Inner Loop, heading NE.
  21. 50 ftBear left onto C26 Trail, heading N.
  22. 150 ftContinue straight onto Spruce Trail - Inner Loop, heading NE.
  23. 500 ftTurn right, heading N.
  24. 350 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

90% dirt10% paved

Weather

Sunrise 6:29 AMSunset 7:25 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 6:57 PM for the 7:25 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:45 PM — 8 min before dark.

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