Seele–Lake Surprise, 6 sights is a 7.3-mile out-and-back in Watchung Reservation near Murray Hill, NJ. The route passes Lake Surprise, White Viewpoint and Seele before reaching Seeley's Pond at the turnaround, 3.6 miles in. It climbs 811 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi240 – 440 ft8.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.67997, -74.39147
Nearest town Murray Hill, NJ
Directions
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Seele–Lake Surprise, 6 sights
7.3 mi · ▲ 811 ft · 2 hr 50 min
Elevation 238–441 ft
Out & Back · Watchung Reservation
Trailhead: 40.67997, -74.39147
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:25 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right onto White Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading N.
- 0.2 miPass Lake Surprise.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Purple Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Orange Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Blue Trail, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left onto White Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Blue / White Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto White Trail, heading SW.
- 350 ftBear right onto Purple Trail, heading SW.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 250 ftBear right onto Sierra Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miBear left onto White Trail, heading W.
- 0.9 miPass White Viewpoint.
- 450 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 0.3 miPass Seeley's Pond.
- 450 ftReach Seele, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.4 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Sierra Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Purple Trail, heading N.
- 500 ftBear left onto White Trail, heading E.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Blue / White Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto White Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Blue Trail, heading N.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Orange Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Purple Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto White Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
- 350 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
21% dirt1% gravel78% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:29 AMSunset 7:25 PM
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- Hello Kitty Trail via White Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 307 ft
- White Trail 3.5 mi · ▲ 387 ft
- Seele–White Viewpoint, 3 viewpoints 4.4 mi · ▲ 501 ft
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