Tulip Springs–Overlook Trail, 6 sights
4.3 mi · ▲ 726 ft · 1 hr 48 min
Tulip Springs–Overlook Trail, 6 sights is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in South Mountain Reservation near Wyoming, NJ. The route reaches Tulip Springs at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It climbs 726 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi223 – 554 ft5.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Painter's Point Lane 40.74196, -74.30212
Nearest town Wyoming, NJ
Directions
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Tulip Springs–Overlook Trail, 6 sights
4.3 mi · ▲ 726 ft · 1 hr 48 min
Elevation 222–554 ft
Out & Back · South Mountain Reservation
Trailhead: Painter's Point Lane · 40.74196, -74.30212
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:25 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Rahway Lower Ext White/Red, heading N.
- 300 ftBear left onto Rahway Upper Ext Red/White, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Rahway Lower Ext White/Red, heading NE.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear right onto Overlook Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Rahway Trail (White), heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Overlook Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Lenape Trail (Yellow), heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Overlook Trail, heading SE.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Bear Lane, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Summit Trail, heading E.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Longwood Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Reservior Road, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Turtle Back Trail (Orange), heading N.
- 250 ftSharp left onto Lenape Trail (Yellow), heading N.
- 0.1 miReach Tulip Springs, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Turtle Back Trail (Orange), heading NW.
- 250 ftBear right onto Reservior Road, heading NW.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Longwood Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Summit Trail, heading SE.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Bear Lane, heading SW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Overlook Trail, heading SW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Lenape Trail (Yellow), heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Overlook Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Rahway Trail (White), heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Overlook Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Rahway Lower Ext White/Red, heading NW.
- 500 ftTurn left onto Rahway Upper Ext Red/White, heading W.
- 150 ftBear right onto Rahway Lower Ext White/Red, heading N.
- 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
64% dirt36% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:29 AMSunset 7:25 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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