Hilltop Reservation

West Essex Trail

3.6 mi · ▲ 358 ft · 1 hr 23 min

West Essex Trail is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Hilltop Reservation near North Caldwell, NJ. It climbs 358 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi331 – 633 ft4.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Peace Trail 40.84996, -74.24904
Nearest town North Caldwell, NJ

Directions

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West Essex Trail

3.6 mi · ▲ 358 ft · 1 hr 23 min

Elevation 331–632 ft

Out & Back · Hilltop Reservation

Trailhead: Peace Trail · 40.84996, -74.24904

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

  1. Start on Peace Trail, heading N.
  2. 100 ftContinue straight onto Old Hilltop Trail, heading NE.
  3. 0.2 miContinue straight onto C-29 Trail, heading N.
  4. 450 ftBear left onto Old Hilltop Trail, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftTurn left onto Peace Trail, heading NE.
  6. 100 ftBear right onto Old Hilltop Trail, heading NE.
  7. 300 ftBear left onto Spruce Trail - Inner Loop, heading E.
  8. 100 ftSharp right onto Endor, heading NE.
  9. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  10. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  11. 200 ftSharp right, heading E.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  13. 150 ftBear right onto Lenape Trail, heading SE.
  14. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Endor, heading SE.
  15. 250 ftSharp right onto West Essex Trail, heading S.
  16. 200 ftBear left, heading E.
  17. 0.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  18. 0.9 miBear left, heading N.
  19. 300 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  20. 150 ftContinue straight onto Endor, heading NE.
  21. 100 ftContinue straight onto Lenape Trail, heading NE.
  22. 500 ftBear right, heading NE.
  23. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  24. 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  25. 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  26. 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  27. 100 ftTurn left onto Endor, heading NE.
  28. 0.2 miSharp left onto Spruce Trail - Inner Loop, heading W.
  29. 100 ftBear right onto Old Hilltop Trail, heading W.
  30. 300 ftBear left onto Peace Trail, heading NW.
  31. 100 ftTurn right onto Old Hilltop Trail, heading SW.
  32. 50 ftBear right onto C-29 Trail, heading W.
  33. 450 ftContinue straight onto Old Hilltop Trail, heading NW.
  34. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Peace Trail, heading W.
  35. 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

83% dirt6% paved11% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:29 AMSunset 7:25 PM

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