South Mountain Reservation

Openwood Trail–Reservior Road, 4 sights

2.9 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr

Openwood Trail–Reservior Road, 4 sights is a 2.9-mile out-and-back in South Mountain Reservation near Wyoming, NJ. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi472 – 554 ft3.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bear Lane 40.74006, -74.29006
Nearest town Wyoming, NJ

Directions

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Openwood Trail–Reservior Road, 4 sights

2.9 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr

Elevation 471–554 ft

Out & Back · South Mountain Reservation

Trailhead: Bear Lane · 40.74006, -74.29006

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 78°F / low 64° · precip 1% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:25 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Bear Lane, heading W.
  2. 500 ftTurn right onto Summit Trail, heading N.
  3. 0.8 miBear left, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftBear right onto Longwood Trail, heading NW.
  5. 0.1 miSharp left onto Reservior Road, heading NE.
  6. 50 ftBear left onto Longwood Trail, heading NE.
  7. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Girl Scout Lane, heading SW.
  8. 150 ftTurn right onto Summit Trail, heading SE.
  9. 0.1 miTurn left onto Openwood Trail, heading S.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right onto Crest Trail, heading SE.
  11. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
  12. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Grassy Trail, heading SW.
  13. 0.1 miTurn right onto Swampy Trail, heading SW.
  14. 0.4 miTurn right onto Bear Lane, heading NE.
  15. 200 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

47% dirt53% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 78°F64°
Precip1%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity71%
Rained 0.4″ yesterday (2.5″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 6:29 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:25 PM
Sun 75°60°
Mon 80°62°
Tue 84°63°
Wed 86°67°
Thu 83°68°
Fri 74°59°

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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