Orange Trail–Overlook Trail, 3 sights
3.8 mi · ▲ 437 ft · 1 hr 29 min
Orange Trail–Overlook Trail, 3 sights is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in South Mountain Reservation near Vauxhall, NJ. It climbs 437 ft. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi223 – 554 ft4.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.73940, -74.28778
Nearest town Vauxhall, NJ
Directions
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Orange Trail–Overlook Trail, 3 sights
3.8 mi · ▲ 437 ft · 1 hr 29 min
Elevation 222–553 ft
Out & Back · South Mountain Reservation
Trailhead: 40.73940, -74.28778
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
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Summit Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Bear Lane, heading S.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Overlook Trail, heading W.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Lenape Trail (Yellow), heading W.
- 50 ftBear right onto Overlook Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Rahway Trail (White), heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Overlook Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Orange Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miReach Summit Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miBear right onto Overlook Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Rahway Trail (White), heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Overlook Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Lenape Trail (Yellow), heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Overlook Trail, heading SE.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Bear Lane, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Summit Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 450 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
53% dirt47% 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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- Grassy Trail & Swampy Trail Loop via Lenape Trail (Yellow) 2 mi · ▲ 280 ft
- Ball's Bluff Trail–Overlook Trail, 5 sights 2.4 mi · ▲ 417 ft
- Crest Trail–Summit Trail, 3 sights 2.5 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Red Blaze & Swampy Trail via Pingry Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 283 ft
- Overlook Trail–Summit Trail, 3 sights 2.6 mi · ▲ 90 ft
- Openwood Trail–Reservior Road, 4 sights 2.9 mi · ▲ 54 ft
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