Pyramid Mountain Natural Historic Area

Taylortown Reservoir–Orange Viewpoint, 4 sights

4.9 mi · ▲ 504 ft · 1 hr 53 min

Taylortown Reservoir–Orange Viewpoint, 4 sights is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Pyramid Mountain Natural Historic Area near Brook Valley, NJ. The route passes Taylortown Reservoir and Orange Viewpoint. It climbs 504 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 30/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi640 – 892 ft · steepest grade: 20%5.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Green Trail 40.96823, -74.36510
Nearest town Brook Valley, NJ

Directions

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Taylortown Reservoir–Orange Viewpoint, 4 sights

4.9 mi · ▲ 504 ft · 1 hr 53 min

Elevation 640–894 ft

Out & Back · Pyramid Mountain Natural Historic Area

Trailhead: Green Trail · 40.96823, -74.36510

Weather Sep 5: Heavy drizzle, high 74°F / low 62° · precip 2% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:25 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Green Trail, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftPass Taylortown Reservoir.
  3. 0.9 miPass Orange Viewpoint.
  4. 50 ftTurn right onto Orange Trail, heading W.
  5. 0.9 miTurn right onto White Dot Trail, heading W.
  6. 0.7 miReach Taylortown Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.7 miTurn left onto Orange Trail, heading SW.
  8. 0.9 miTurn left onto Green Trail, heading SE.
  9. 0.8 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

77% dirt23% unspecified

Weather

Heavy drizzleTemperature 74°F62°
Precip2%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity72%
Rained 0.3″ 2 days ago (0.5″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
75°60°
Sunrise 6:29 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:25 PM
Sun 70°61°
Mon 77°54°
Tue 80°56°
Wed 84°62°
Thu 79°63°
Fri 70°52°

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