Orange Reservoir–Oakdale Trail (Red), 3 sights
5.7 mi · ▲ 456 ft · 2 hr 8 min
Orange Reservoir–Oakdale Trail (Red), 3 sights is a 5.7-mile out-and-back in South Mountain Reservation near Wyoming, NJ. The route reaches Orange Reservoir at the turnaround, 2.9 miles in. It climbs 456 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi276 – 554 ft6.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.74157, -74.29043
Nearest town Wyoming, NJ
Directions
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Orange Reservoir–Oakdale Trail (Red), 3 sights
5.7 mi · ▲ 456 ft · 2 hr 8 min
Elevation 276–554 ft
Out & Back · South Mountain Reservation
Trailhead: 40.74157, -74.29043
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:25 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 350 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Summit Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 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 W.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Lenape Trail (Yellow) / Turtle Back Trail (Orange), heading NW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Lenape Trail (Yellow), heading NW.
- 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 W.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 300 ftReach Orange Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 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 E.
- 250 ftBear right onto Reservior Road, heading NE.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Longwood Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right onto Summit Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
- 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
29% dirt71% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:29 AMSunset 7:25 PM
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
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