Hilltop Reservation

West Essex Trail

4.1 mi · ▲ 510 ft · 1 hr 37 min

West Essex Trail is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in Hilltop Reservation near Verona, NJ. It climbs 510 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi331 – 643 ft5.0 mi

Getting there

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

Directions

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West Essex Trail

4.1 mi · ▲ 510 ft · 1 hr 37 min

Elevation 331–641 ft

Out & Back · Hilltop Reservation

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. 300 ftBear left onto Peace Trail, heading N.
  15. 100 ftTurn right onto Old Hilltop Trail, heading N.
  16. 50 ftBear right onto C-29 Trail, heading N.
  17. 450 ftContinue straight onto Old Hilltop Trail, heading S.
  18. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Peace Trail, heading SW.
  19. 450 ftContinue straight onto Switchback Trail, heading SE.
  20. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  21. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Peace Trail, heading E.
  22. 450 ftContinue straight onto Old Hilltop Trail, heading S.
  23. 0.2 miContinue straight onto C-29 Trail, heading N.
  24. 450 ftBear left onto Old Hilltop Trail, heading S.
  25. 50 ftTurn left onto Peace Trail, heading S.
  26. 100 ftBear right onto Old Hilltop Trail, heading S.
  27. 300 ftBear left onto Spruce Trail - Inner Loop, heading W.
  28. 100 ftSharp right onto Endor, heading W.
  29. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  30. 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  31. 250 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  32. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  33. 150 ftBear right onto Lenape Trail, heading NE.
  34. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Endor, heading E.
  35. 250 ftSharp right onto West Essex Trail, heading NE.
  36. 200 ftBear left, heading N.
  37. 0.8 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

85% dirt5% paved10% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:29 AMSunset 7:25 PM

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