South Mountain Reservation

Openwood Trail–Overlook Trail, 3 sights

2.8 mi · ▲ 357 ft · 1 hr 7 min

Openwood Trail–Overlook Trail, 3 sights is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in South Mountain Reservation near Wyoming, NJ. It climbs 357 ft. It scores 10/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi223 – 554 ft3.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Rahway Lower Ext White/Red 40.74513, -74.30117
Nearest town Wyoming, NJ

Directions

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Openwood Trail–Overlook Trail, 3 sights

2.8 mi · ▲ 357 ft · 1 hr 7 min

Elevation 222–554 ft

Out & Back · South Mountain Reservation

Trailhead: Rahway Lower Ext White/Red · 40.74513, -74.30117

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

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Rahway Lower Ext White/Red, heading S.
  2. 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 250 ftBear right onto Overlook Trail, heading E.
  4. 50 ftTurn left onto Rahway Trail (White), heading E.
  5. 50 ftTurn right onto Overlook Trail, heading E.
  6. 0.4 miBear left onto Lenape Trail (Yellow), heading SE.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto Overlook Trail, heading SE.
  8. 150 ftContinue straight onto Bear Lane, heading E.
  9. 0.1 miTurn left onto Summit Trail, heading E.
  10. 0.6 miTurn right onto Openwood Trail, heading NE.
  11. 0.1 miReach Overlook Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.1 miTurn left onto Summit Trail, heading SE.
  13. 0.6 miTurn right onto Bear Lane, heading SW.
  14. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Overlook Trail, heading S.
  15. 150 ftContinue straight onto Lenape Trail (Yellow), heading S.
  16. 50 ftBear right onto Overlook Trail, heading S.
  17. 0.4 miTurn left onto Rahway Trail (White), heading N.
  18. 50 ftTurn right onto Overlook Trail, heading NW.
  19. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  20. 250 ftTurn right onto Rahway Lower Ext White/Red, heading N.
  21. 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

58% dirt42% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:29 AMSunset 7:25 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead