South Mountain Reservation

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 350 ftBear left, heading E.
  3. 0.3 miTurn right onto Summit Trail, heading NE.
  4. 0.5 miBear left, heading NW.
  5. 50 ftBear right onto Longwood Trail, heading NW.
  6. 0.1 miSharp left onto Reservior Road, heading NE.
  7. 0.3 miBear left onto Turtle Back Trail (Orange), heading W.
  8. 250 ftTurn left onto Lenape Trail (Yellow) / Turtle Back Trail (Orange), heading NW.
  9. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Lenape Trail (Yellow), heading NW.
  10. 350 ftContinue straight onto Yellow Bypass, heading NW.
  11. 50 ftBear left onto Lenape Trail (Yellow), heading NW.
  12. 0.4 miTurn right onto Oakdale Trail (Red), heading W.
  13. 0.9 miTurn right, heading NE.
  14. 300 ftReach Orange Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 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 E.
  20. 250 ftBear right onto Reservior Road, heading NE.
  21. 0.3 miSharp right onto Longwood Trail, heading S.
  22. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  23. 50 ftBear right onto Summit Trail, heading S.
  24. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
  25. 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
  26. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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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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