West Essex Trail
3.2 mi · ▲ 280 ft · 1 hr 12 min
West Essex Trail is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in Hilltop Reservation near Cedar Grove, NJ. It climbs 280 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi331 – 512 ft3.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: 2nd Mountain Trail 40.85227, -74.24519
Nearest town Cedar Grove, NJ
Directions
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West Essex Trail
3.2 mi · ▲ 280 ft · 1 hr 12 min
Elevation 331–513 ft
Out & Back · Hilltop Reservation
Trailhead: 2nd Mountain Trail · 40.85227, -74.24519
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:25 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on 2nd Mountain Trail, heading N.
- 350 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 450 ftBear left onto Old Hilltop Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftBear left onto Spruce Trail - Inner Loop, heading N.
- 100 ftSharp right onto Endor, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 200 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftBear right onto Lenape Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Endor, heading E.
- 250 ftSharp right onto West Essex Trail, heading NE.
- 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 NE.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Endor, heading NE.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Lenape Trail, heading NE.
- 500 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Endor, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Spruce Trail - Inner Loop, heading NW.
- 100 ftBear right onto Old Hilltop Trail, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear right, heading W.
- 450 ftSharp left onto 2nd Mountain Trail, 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.
Trail surface
79% dirt7% paved14% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:29 AMSunset 7:25 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from 2nd Mountain Trail Trailhead
- West Essex Trail 2 mi · ▲ 251 ft
- West Essex Trail 2 mi · ▲ 251 ft
- Old Hilltop Trail & Switchback Trail via Peace Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 253 ft
- Arrowhead Trail & Switchback Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 252 ft
- Eifall & Boogaloo via West Essex Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 373 ft
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