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
- Start on Peace Trail, heading N.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Old Hilltop Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto C-29 Trail, heading N.
- 450 ftBear left onto Old Hilltop Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Peace Trail, heading NE.
- 100 ftBear right onto Old Hilltop Trail, heading NE.
- 300 ftBear left onto Spruce Trail - Inner Loop, heading E.
- 100 ftSharp right onto Endor, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 200 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 150 ftBear right onto Lenape Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Endor, heading SE.
- 250 ftSharp right onto West Essex Trail, heading S.
- 200 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading N.
- 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 W.
- 100 ftBear right onto Old Hilltop Trail, heading W.
- 300 ftBear left onto Peace Trail, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Old Hilltop Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right onto C-29 Trail, heading W.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Old Hilltop Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Peace Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
83% dirt6% paved11% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:29 AMSunset 7:25 PM
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