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.
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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
- Start on Meadow Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Peace Reading Link, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear left onto Peace Trail, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Old Hilltop Trail, heading W.
- 100 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Spruce Trail - Inner Loop, heading W.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto C26 Trail, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear right onto Spruce Trail - Inner Loop, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Old Hilltop Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftBear right, heading N.
- 450 ftSharp left onto 2nd Mountain Trail, heading SE.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Switchback Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Peace Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Peace Hilltop Connector, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Old Hilltop/Arrowhead Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Peace Reading Link, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Meadow Trail, heading SW.
- 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.
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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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