West Essex Trail
4.5 mi · ▲ 428 ft · 1 hr 43 min
West Essex Trail is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Hilltop Reservation near Verona, NJ. It climbs 428 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi331 – 686 ft5.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: West Essex Trail 40.84301, -74.24766
Nearest town Verona, NJ
Directions
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West Essex Trail
4.5 mi · ▲ 428 ft · 1 hr 43 min
Elevation 331–686 ft
Out & Back · Hilltop Reservation
Trailhead: West Essex Trail · 40.84301, -74.24766
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:25 PM
- Start on West Essex Trail, heading NE.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading N.
- 250 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Endor, heading W.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Lenape Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Endor, heading W.
- 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 N.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Old Hilltop Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right onto C-29 Trail, heading N.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Old Hilltop Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Peace Trail, heading SW.
- 250 ftBear right onto Peace Reading Link, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear left onto Read Avenue, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Peace Reading Link, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Old Hilltop/Arrowhead Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Peace Reading Link, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Meadow Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Peace Reading Link, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear left onto Peace Trail, heading NE.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Old Hilltop Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto C-29 Trail, heading NE.
- 450 ftBear left onto Old Hilltop Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Peace Trail, heading N.
- 100 ftBear right onto Old Hilltop Trail, heading N.
- 300 ftBear left onto Spruce Trail - Inner Loop, heading N.
- 100 ftSharp right onto Endor, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 200 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftBear right onto Lenape Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Endor, heading NE.
- 250 ftSharp right onto West Essex Trail, heading NE.
- 200 ftBear left, heading E.
- 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% dirt6% paved9% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:29 AMSunset 7:25 PM
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