South Mountain Reservation

Red Blaze–Reservior Road, 4 sights

4.8 mi · ▲ 373 ft · 1 hr 47 min

Red Blaze–Reservior Road, 4 sights is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in South Mountain Reservation near Newstead, NJ. It climbs 373 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi285 – 554 ft5.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Lenape Trail (Yellow) 40.75555, -74.29142
Nearest town Newstead, NJ

Directions

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Red Blaze–Reservior Road, 4 sights

4.8 mi · ▲ 373 ft · 1 hr 47 min

Elevation 286–554 ft

Out & Back · South Mountain Reservation

Trailhead: Lenape Trail (Yellow) · 40.75555, -74.29142

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 78°F / low 65° · precip 1% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:25 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Lenape Trail (Yellow), heading E.
  2. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lenape Trail (Yellow) / Turtle Back Trail (Orange), heading E.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right onto Turtle Back Trail (Orange), heading S.
  4. 250 ftBear right onto Reservior Road, heading SE.
  5. 0.3 miSharp right onto Longwood Trail, heading NE.
  6. 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
  7. 50 ftBear right onto Summit Trail, heading SW.
  8. 0.8 miBear right onto Swampy Trail, heading S.
  9. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Pingry Trail, heading SW.
  10. 350 ftTurn right onto Lenape Yellow Blaze, heading S.
  11. 0.2 miTurn right onto Red Blaze, heading W.
  12. 50 ftReach Reservior Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 50 ftTurn left onto Lenape Trail (Yellow), heading SW.
  14. 0.2 miTurn left onto Pingry Trail, heading NW.
  15. 350 ftContinue straight onto Swampy Trail, heading E.
  16. 0.7 miBear left onto Summit Trail, heading NE.
  17. 0.8 miBear left, heading N.
  18. 50 ftBear right onto Longwood Trail, heading NE.
  19. 0.1 miSharp left onto Reservior Road, heading E.
  20. 0.3 miBear left onto Turtle Back Trail (Orange), heading NE.
  21. 250 ftTurn left onto Lenape Trail (Yellow) / Turtle Back Trail (Orange), heading W.
  22. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Lenape Trail (Yellow), heading NW.
  23. 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 surface

90% dirt10% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 78°F65°
Precip1%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity71%
Rained 0.3″ yesterday (1.2″ 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°61°
Mon 81°63°
Tue 85°64°
Wed 86°68°
Thu 84°69°
Fri 74°60°

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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