Washington Valley Reservoir–Eastern Branch Reservoir, 5 sights is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in Washington Valley Park West near Martinsville, NJ. The route passes Washington Valley Reservoir, Washington Valley Reservoir and Eastern Branch Reservoir. It climbs 312 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Washington Valley Reservoir–Eastern Branch Reservoir, 5 sights
4.1 mi · ▲ 312 ft · 1 hr 31 min
Elevation 149–298 ft
Out & Back · Washington Valley Park West
Trailhead: White · 40.59593, -74.57370
Weather Sep 5: Light drizzle, high 77°F / low 66° · precip 1% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:26 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left onto White, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Coney Island, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto White, heading NE.
- 350 ftPass Washington Valley Reservoir.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Unblazed Connector Trail, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left onto White, heading S.
- 0.1 miPass Washington Valley Reservoir.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Orange, heading S.
- 0.3 miPass Eastern Branch Reservoir.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Unblazed Singletrack, heading SE.
- 0.3 miReach Washington Valley Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miBear right onto Orange, heading S.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto White, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Unblazed Connector Trail, heading NE.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto White, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Coney Island, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right onto White, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftArrive 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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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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