West Essex Trail
2.8 mi · ▲ 163 ft · 1 hr 1 min
West Essex Trail is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Cedar Grove Park near Cedar Grove, NJ. It is mostly level, with 163 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi331 – 427 ft3.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.85307, -74.23850
Nearest town Cedar Grove, NJ
Directions
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West Essex Trail
2.8 mi · ▲ 163 ft · 1 hr 1 min
Elevation 331–427 ft
Out & Back · Cedar Grove Park
Trailhead: 40.85307, -74.23850
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:25 PM
Transit-accessible: Pompton Ave At Myrtle Ave stop 746 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Lenape Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Endor, heading E.
- 250 ftSharp right onto West Essex Trail, heading E.
- 200 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading NE.
- 300 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Endor, heading NE.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Lenape Trail, heading NE.
- 500 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 0.3 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
68% dirt20% paved12% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:29 AMSunset 7:25 PM
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Pompton Ave At Myrtle Ave stop 746 m from the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- C-29 Trail–Old Hilltop Trail, 4 sights 2.2 mi · ▲ 259 ft
- West Essex Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 171 ft
- C-29 Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 423 ft
- Cedar Grove Reservoir–Boogaloo, 3 sights 2.7 mi · ▲ 237 ft
- C-29 Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 341 ft
- Mills Reservation–Cedar Grove Reservoir, 9 cliffs 5 mi · ▲ 466 ft
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