Hilltop Reservation

Peace Trail

1.9 mi · ▲ 339 ft · 48 min

Peace Trail is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Hilltop Reservation near Verona, NJ. It climbs 339 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi489 – 682 ft2.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.84044, -74.25601
Nearest town Verona, NJ

Directions

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Peace Trail

1.9 mi · ▲ 339 ft · 48 min

Elevation 489–681 ft

Out & Back · Hilltop Reservation

Trailhead: 40.84044, -74.25601

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 250 ftContinue straight onto Lenape Trail, heading E.
  3. 150 ftTurn left onto Old Hilltop Trail, heading NE.
  4. 500 ftBear right onto Peace Trail, heading E.
  5. 400 ftBear right onto Arrowhead Trail, heading NE.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Peace Trail, heading NE.
  7. 0.5 miSharp right onto Switchback Trail, heading N.
  8. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 0.2 miSharp left onto Peace Trail, heading SW.
  10. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Arrowhead Trail, heading S.
  11. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  12. 250 ftContinue straight onto Peace Trail, heading SW.
  13. 100 ftBear left onto Old Hilltop Trail, heading SW.
  14. 0.1 miTurn right onto Lenape Trail, heading S.
  15. 350 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:29 AMSunset 7:25 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 6:59 PM for the 7:25 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:46 PM — 6 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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