South Mountain Reservation

Orange Reservoir–Oakdale Trail (Red), 4 sights

5.8 mi · ▲ 512 ft · 2 hr 11 min

Orange Reservoir–Oakdale Trail (Red), 4 sights is a 5.8-mile out-and-back in South Mountain Reservation near Vauxhall, NJ. The route reaches Orange Reservoir at the turnaround, 2.8 miles in. It climbs 512 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi276 – 551 ft6.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.73940, -74.28778
Nearest town Vauxhall, NJ

Directions

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Orange Reservoir–Oakdale Trail (Red), 4 sights

5.8 mi · ▲ 512 ft · 2 hr 11 min

Elevation 276–550 ft

Out & Back · South Mountain Reservation

Trailhead: 40.73940, -74.28778

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

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
  3. 0.4 miTurn left onto Crest Trail, heading N.
  4. 250 ftContinue straight onto Openwood Trail, heading NW.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right onto Summit Trail, heading NW.
  6. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  7. 50 ftBear right onto Longwood Trail, heading NW.
  8. 0.1 miSharp left onto Reservior Road, heading NE.
  9. 0.3 miBear left onto Turtle Back Trail (Orange), heading W.
  10. 250 ftTurn left onto Lenape Trail (Yellow) / Turtle Back Trail (Orange), heading NW.
  11. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Lenape Trail (Yellow), heading N.
  12. 350 ftContinue straight onto Yellow Bypass, heading N.
  13. 50 ftBear left onto Lenape Trail (Yellow), heading N.
  14. 0.4 miTurn right onto Oakdale Trail (Red), heading W.
  15. 0.9 miTurn right, heading NE.
  16. 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  17. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  18. 50 ftReach Orange Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  19. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  20. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  21. 1 miTurn left onto Lenape Trail (Yellow), heading SW.
  22. 0.4 miBear right onto Yellow Bypass, heading SW.
  23. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lenape Trail (Yellow), heading SW.
  24. 350 ftContinue straight onto Lenape Trail (Yellow) / Turtle Back Trail (Orange), heading NE.
  25. 0.1 miTurn right onto Turtle Back Trail (Orange), heading E.
  26. 250 ftBear right onto Reservior Road, heading E.
  27. 0.3 miSharp right onto Longwood Trail, heading SE.
  28. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  29. 50 ftBear right onto Summit Trail, heading SE.
  30. 0.1 miTurn left onto Openwood Trail, heading E.
  31. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Crest Trail, heading S.
  32. 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  33. 0.4 miBear right, heading SW.
  34. 200 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

16% dirt84% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:29 AMSunset 7:25 PM

Good to know

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

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