Tulip Springs & Campbells Pond via West Ridge Trail
4.4 mi · ▲ 608 ft · 1 hr 46 min
Tulip Springs & Campbells Pond via West Ridge Trail is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in South Mountain Reservation near Millburn, NJ. The route passes Campbells Pond before reaching Tulip Springs at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It climbs 608 ft. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Tulip Springs & Campbells Pond via West Ridge Trail
4.4 mi · ▲ 608 ft · 1 hr 46 min
Elevation 220–546 ft
Out & Back · South Mountain Reservation
Trailhead: Elmdale Trail (Blue) · 40.73708, -74.30648
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 78°F / low 64° · precip 1% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:25 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on West Ridge Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Campbells Pond.
- 1.4 miBear right onto Lenape Trail (Yellow), heading E.
- 0.6 miBear right onto Yellow Bypass, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Lenape Trail (Yellow), heading NE.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Lenape Trail (Yellow) / Turtle Back Trail (Orange), heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Lenape Trail (Yellow), heading SE.
- 0.1 miReach Tulip Springs, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Lenape Trail (Yellow) / Turtle Back Trail (Orange), heading NW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Lenape Trail (Yellow), heading SE.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Yellow Bypass, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Lenape Trail (Yellow), heading NW.
- 0.6 miBear left onto West Ridge Trail, heading W.
- 1.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~26 min). Leave by 6:39 PM for the 7:25 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:58 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Elmdale Trail (Blue) Trailhead
- Nook Hill–Campbells Pond, 4 sights 4.2 mi · ▲ 770 ft
- Washington Rock–Campbells Pond, 10 sights 5.8 mi · ▲ 1,030 ft
- Hawk Hill–Campbells Pond Loop, 10 sights 6.1 mi · ▲ 930 ft
- Nook Hill–Hawk Hill, 13 sights 7.4 mi · ▲ 1,120 ft
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