Watchung Reservation

Seele–White Viewpoint, 5 lakes

3 mi · ▲ 284 ft · 1 hr 9 min

Seele–White Viewpoint, 5 lakes is a 3-mile out-and-back in Watchung Reservation near Scotch Plains, NJ. The route passes White Viewpoint, Seele and Seeley's Pond before reaching Little Seeley's Pond at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It climbs 284 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi240 – 459 ft3.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: White Trail 40.67056, -74.39275
Nearest town Scotch Plains, NJ

Directions

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Seele–White Viewpoint, 5 lakes

3 mi · ▲ 284 ft · 1 hr 9 min

Elevation 238–458 ft

Out & Back · Watchung Reservation

Trailhead: White Trail · 40.67056, -74.39275

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 77°F / low 65° · precip 1% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:25 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on White Trail, heading E.
  2. 0.9 miSharp right, heading NW.
  3. 50 ftPass White Viewpoint.
  4. 0.4 miPass Seele.
  5. 50 ftPass Seeley's Pond.
  6. 0.1 miSharp right, heading NE.
  7. 50 ftPass Little Seeley's Pond.
  8. 0.5 miSharp right onto Access, heading S.
  9. 150 ftTurn left onto Hello Kitty Trail, heading NE.
  10. 0.7 miTurn left, heading NW.
  11. 450 ftTurn right onto White Trail, heading NW.
  12. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

43% dirt57% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 77°F65°
Precip1%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity73%
Rained 0.4″ 2 days ago (2.1″ 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 73°61°
Mon 81°61°
Tue 84°63°
Wed 86°67°
Thu 84°68°
Fri 75°59°

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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