Hilltop Reservation

West Essex Trail

4.2 mi · ▲ 389 ft · 1 hr 36 min

West Essex Trail is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Hilltop Reservation near Verona, NJ. It climbs 389 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi331 – 686 ft5.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Meadow Trail 40.84507, -74.25080
Nearest town Verona, NJ

Directions

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West Essex Trail

4.2 mi · ▲ 389 ft · 1 hr 36 min

Elevation 331–686 ft

Out & Back · Hilltop Reservation

Trailhead: Meadow Trail · 40.84507, -74.25080

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

  1. Start on Meadow Trail, heading N.
  2. 0.3 miBear right onto Peace Reading Link, heading NE.
  3. 150 ftBear left onto Peace Trail, heading NW.
  4. 250 ftContinue straight onto Old Hilltop Trail, heading NW.
  5. 0.2 miContinue straight onto C-29 Trail, heading N.
  6. 450 ftBear left onto Old Hilltop Trail, heading NW.
  7. 50 ftTurn left onto Peace Trail, heading NW.
  8. 100 ftBear right onto Old Hilltop Trail, heading NE.
  9. 300 ftBear left onto Spruce Trail - Inner Loop, heading NE.
  10. 150 ftSharp right onto Endor, heading NE.
  11. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  12. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  13. 200 ftSharp right, heading E.
  14. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  15. 150 ftBear right onto Lenape Trail, heading E.
  16. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Endor, heading SE.
  17. 200 ftSharp right onto West Essex Trail, heading SE.
  18. 200 ftBear left, heading SE.
  19. 0.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  20. 0.9 miBear left, heading N.
  21. 300 ftSharp left, heading N.
  22. 150 ftContinue straight onto Endor, heading N.
  23. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lenape Trail, heading N.
  24. 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  25. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  26. 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  27. 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  28. 200 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  29. 150 ftTurn left onto Endor, heading NE.
  30. 0.2 miSharp left onto Spruce Trail - Inner Loop, heading W.
  31. 100 ftBear right onto Old Hilltop Trail, heading W.
  32. 350 ftBear left onto Peace Trail, heading W.
  33. 50 ftTurn right onto Old Hilltop Trail, heading W.
  34. 50 ftBear right onto C-29 Trail, heading W.
  35. 450 ftContinue straight onto Old Hilltop Trail, heading W.
  36. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Peace Trail, heading N.
  37. 250 ftBear right onto Peace Reading Link, heading W.
  38. 150 ftBear left onto Read Avenue, heading W.
  39. 0.2 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% dirt6% paved9% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:29 AMSunset 7:25 PM

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