Hilltop Reservation

Peace Trail–Spruce Trail - Inner Loop Loop, 3 sights

2 mi · ▲ 194 ft · 46 min

Peace Trail–Spruce Trail - Inner Loop Loop, 3 sights is a 2-mile loop in Hilltop Reservation near Verona, NJ. It is mostly level, with 194 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi463 – 686 ft2.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Meadow Trail 40.84507, -74.25080
Nearest town Verona, NJ

Directions

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Peace Trail–Spruce Trail - Inner Loop Loop, 3 sights

2 mi · ▲ 194 ft · 46 min

Elevation 462–686 ft

Loop · Hilltop Reservation

Trailhead: Meadow Trail · 40.84507, -74.25080

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

  1. Start on Meadow Trail, heading N.
  2. 0.3 miBear right onto Peace Reading Link, heading NE.
  3. 150 ftBear left onto Peace Trail, heading NW.
  4. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  5. 50 ftTurn left onto Old Hilltop Trail, heading W.
  6. 100 ftSharp right, heading N.
  7. 50 ftTurn left onto Spruce Trail - Inner Loop, heading W.
  8. 0.3 miContinue straight onto C26 Trail, heading NE.
  9. 150 ftBear right onto Spruce Trail - Inner Loop, heading NE.
  10. 0.2 miBear right onto Old Hilltop Trail, heading N.
  11. 150 ftBear right, heading N.
  12. 450 ftSharp left onto 2nd Mountain Trail, heading SE.
  13. 350 ftContinue straight onto Switchback Trail, heading E.
  14. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Peace Trail, heading S.
  15. 0.4 miTurn right onto Peace Hilltop Connector, heading S.
  16. 150 ftTurn right onto Old Hilltop/Arrowhead Trail, heading S.
  17. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  18. 0.1 miTurn left onto Peace Reading Link, heading SW.
  19. 50 ftTurn right onto Meadow Trail, heading SW.
  20. 50 ftThe loop closes back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

96% dirt3% paved1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:29 AMSunset 7:25 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~11 min). Leave by 6:54 PM for the 7:25 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:52 PM — 1 min before dark.

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