Washington Rock & Crest Trail
3.1 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 4 min
Washington Rock & Crest Trail is a 3.1-mile out-and-back in South Mountain Reservation near Newstead, NJ. The route reaches Washington Rock at the turnaround, 1.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi495 – 551 ft3.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.74621, -74.28166
Nearest town Newstead, NJ
Directions
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Washington Rock & Crest Trail
3.1 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 4 min
Elevation 494–550 ft
Out & Back · South Mountain Reservation
Trailhead: 40.74621, -74.28166
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:25 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Crest Trail, heading W.
- 0.9 miBear left onto Pingry Trail, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Lenape Yellow Blaze, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftReach Washington Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Pingry Trail, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear right onto Crest Trail, heading NE.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 350 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.4 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
12% dirt88% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:29 AMSunset 7:25 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Longwood Trail–Openwood Trail, 5 sights 2.4 mi · ▲ 239 ft
- Crest Trail & Red Blaze 3.6 mi · ▲ 312 ft
- Openwood Trail–Red Blaze, 4 sights 4 mi · ▲ 313 ft
- Elmdale Trail (Blue)–Lenape Trail (Yellow) Loop, 8 sights 4.9 mi · ▲ 668 ft
- Oakdale Trail (Red)–Openwood Trail, 3 sights 4.9 mi · ▲ 432 ft
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