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
- Start on Lenape Trail (Yellow), heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Lenape Trail (Yellow) / Turtle Back Trail (Orange), heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Turtle Back Trail (Orange), heading S.
- 250 ftBear right onto Reservior Road, heading SE.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Longwood Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Summit Trail, heading SW.
- 0.8 miBear right onto Swampy Trail, heading S.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Pingry Trail, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Lenape Yellow Blaze, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Red Blaze, heading W.
- 50 ftReach Reservior Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Lenape Trail (Yellow), heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Pingry Trail, heading NW.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Swampy Trail, heading E.
- 0.7 miBear left onto Summit Trail, heading NE.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right onto Longwood Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Reservior Road, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Turtle Back Trail (Orange), heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Lenape Trail (Yellow) / Turtle Back Trail (Orange), heading W.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Lenape Trail (Yellow), heading NW.
- 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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