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Washington Valley Park East

Washington Valley Reservoir–Eastern Branch Reservoir, 5 sights

5.8 mi · ▲ 390 ft · 2 hr 8 min

Washington Valley Reservoir–Eastern Branch Reservoir, 5 sights is a 5.8-mile out-and-back in Washington Valley Park East near Martinsville, NJ. The route passes Washington Valley Reservoir, Washington Valley Reservoir and Eastern Branch Reservoir. It climbs 390 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi144 – 308 ft6.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: White 40.59593, -74.57370
Nearest town Martinsville, NJ
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Washington Valley Reservoir–Eastern Branch Reservoir, 5 sights

5.8 mi · ▲ 390 ft · 2 hr 8 min

Elevation 143–309 ft

Out & Back · Washington Valley Park East

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftBear left onto White, heading N.
  3. 0.2 miBear left onto Coney Island, heading NE.
  4. 50 ftTurn right onto White, heading NE.
  5. 350 ftPass Washington Valley Reservoir.
  6. 150 ftContinue straight onto Unblazed Connector Trail, heading NE.
  7. 150 ftTurn left onto White, heading S.
  8. 0.1 miPass Washington Valley Reservoir.
  9. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Orange, heading S.
  10. 0.3 miPass Eastern Branch Reservoir.
  11. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  12. 100 ftTurn left onto Yellow, heading S.
  13. 0.4 miSharp right, heading N.
  14. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Vosseller Access, heading NE.
  15. 0.3 miTurn left onto Vosseller Trail, heading E.
  16. 0.3 miReach Washington Valley Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  18. 0.3 miTurn right onto Vosseller Access, heading S.
  19. 0.5 miSharp left, heading W.
  20. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Yellow, heading W.
  21. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  22. 100 ftTurn left onto Orange, heading SW.
  23. 0.6 miContinue straight onto White, heading SW.
  24. 0.6 miTurn right onto Unblazed Connector Trail, heading N.
  25. 150 ftContinue straight onto White, heading N.
  26. 0.1 miTurn left onto Coney Island, heading NE.
  27. 50 ftBear right onto White, heading NE.
  28. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  29. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/washington-valley-reservoir-eastern-branch-reservoir-out-back-7-lakes-via-vosseller-trail

Trail surface

73% dirt18% gravel1% boardwalk8% unspecified

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 77°F66°
Precip1%Wind9 mphUV7Humidity70%
Rained 0.8″ 2 days ago (1.4″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°65°
Sunrise 6:30 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:26 PM
Sun 72°61°
Mon 80°59°
Tue 82°61°
Wed 86°66°
Thu 84°67°
Fri 74°56°

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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