Cedar Grove Park

West Essex Trail

3.2 mi · ▲ 257 ft · 1 hr 12 min

West Essex Trail is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in Cedar Grove Park near Verona, NJ. It climbs 257 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi331 – 512 ft3.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: West Essex Trail 40.84301, -74.24766
Nearest town Verona, NJ

Directions

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West Essex Trail

3.2 mi · ▲ 257 ft · 1 hr 12 min

Elevation 331–513 ft

Out & Back · Cedar Grove Park

Trailhead: West Essex Trail · 40.84301, -74.24766

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:25 PM

  1. Start on West Essex Trail, heading NE.
  2. 0.9 miBear left, heading N.
  3. 250 ftSharp left, heading W.
  4. 150 ftContinue straight onto Endor, heading W.
  5. 100 ftContinue straight onto Lenape Trail, heading W.
  6. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  7. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  8. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  9. 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  10. 200 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  11. 100 ftTurn left onto Endor, heading W.
  12. 0.2 miSharp left onto Spruce Trail - Inner Loop, heading W.
  13. 100 ftBear right onto Old Hilltop Trail, heading W.
  14. 150 ftBear right, heading NW.
  15. 400 ftSharp left onto 2nd Mountain Trail, heading N.
  16. 350 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  17. 350 ftSharp right, heading S.
  18. 400 ftBear left onto Old Hilltop Trail, heading S.
  19. 150 ftBear left onto Spruce Trail - Inner Loop, heading S.
  20. 100 ftSharp right onto Endor, heading S.
  21. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  22. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  23. 200 ftSharp right, heading N.
  24. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  25. 150 ftBear right onto Lenape Trail, heading NW.
  26. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Endor, heading NE.
  27. 250 ftSharp right onto West Essex Trail, heading E.
  28. 200 ftBear left, heading E.
  29. 0.9 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

78% dirt8% paved14% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:29 AMSunset 7:25 PM

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