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South Mountain Reservation

Orange Reservoir–Billy Goat Way, 6 sights

4.4 mi · ▲ 495 ft · 1 hr 43 min

Orange Reservoir–Billy Goat Way, 6 sights is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in South Mountain Reservation near Saint Cloud, NJ. The route reaches Orange Reservoir at the turnaround, 2.1 miles in. It climbs 495 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi345 – 584 ft4.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Whitbay Access 40.78576, -74.28434
Nearest town Saint Cloud, NJ
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Orange Reservoir–Billy Goat Way, 6 sights

4.4 mi · ▲ 495 ft · 1 hr 43 min

Elevation 345–586 ft

Out & Back · South Mountain Reservation

Trailhead: Whitbay Access · 40.78576, -74.28434

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 78°F / low 65° · precip 1% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:25 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Whitbay Access, heading NW.
  2. 500 ftContinue straight onto Billy Goat Way, heading S.
  3. 250 ftBear left onto Lenape (Yellow), heading SE.
  4. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Lenape Trail (Yellow) / Mayapple Trail (Blue Dot), heading E.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right onto Lenape Trail (Yellow), heading S.
  6. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Mayapple Trail (Blue Dot), heading SW.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lenape Trail (Yellow), heading SW.
  8. 0.3 miSharp left onto West Ridge Trail, heading SW.
  9. 50 ftContinue straight onto Oakdale Trail, heading SW.
  10. 0.2 miSharp right onto Oakdale Trail (Red), heading S.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  12. 400 ftTurn left, heading W.
  13. 150 ftReach Orange Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  15. 0.3 miSharp left onto Oakdale Trail, heading N.
  16. 0.2 miContinue straight onto West Ridge Trail, heading NE.
  17. 50 ftSharp right onto Lenape Trail (Yellow), heading NE.
  18. 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
  19. 350 ftContinue straight onto Mayapple Trail (Blue Dot), heading NE.
  20. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lenape Trail (Yellow), heading NE.
  21. 0.5 miTurn left onto Lenape Trail (Yellow) / Mayapple Trail (Blue Dot), heading NE.
  22. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Lenape (Yellow), heading N.
  23. 0.7 miBear right onto Billy Goat Way, heading NE.
  24. 250 ftContinue straight onto Whitbay Access, heading NE.
  25. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/orange-reservoir-orange-reservoir-out-back-7-sights

Trail surface

65% dirt2% other33% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 78°F65°
Precip1%Wind9 mphUV7Humidity65%
Rained 0.5″ yesterday (0.7″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°65°
Sunrise 6:29 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:25 PM
Sun 75°60°
Mon 79°59°
Tue 83°61°
Wed 85°66°
Thu 82°66°
Fri 72°56°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~42 min). Leave by 6:23 PM for the 7:25 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:23 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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