Hilltop Reservation

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

  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. 250 ftBear right onto Peace Reading Link, heading SW.
  20. 150 ftBear left onto Read Avenue, heading S.
  21. 0.3 miTurn left onto Peace Reading Link, heading SE.
  22. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  23. 0.1 miTurn right onto Old Hilltop/Arrowhead Trail, heading S.
  24. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  25. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  26. 0.1 miTurn left onto Peace Reading Link, heading SW.
  27. 50 ftTurn right onto Meadow Trail, heading S.
  28. 0.3 miBear right onto Peace Reading Link, heading SW.
  29. 150 ftBear left onto Peace Trail, heading NE.
  30. 250 ftContinue straight onto Old Hilltop Trail, heading N.
  31. 0.2 miContinue straight onto C-29 Trail, heading NE.
  32. 450 ftBear left onto Old Hilltop Trail, heading N.
  33. 50 ftTurn left onto Peace Trail, heading N.
  34. 100 ftBear right onto Old Hilltop Trail, heading N.
  35. 300 ftBear left onto Spruce Trail - Inner Loop, heading N.
  36. 100 ftSharp right onto Endor, heading NE.
  37. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  38. 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  39. 200 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  40. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  41. 150 ftBear right onto Lenape Trail, heading NE.
  42. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Endor, heading NE.
  43. 250 ftSharp right onto West Essex Trail, heading NE.
  44. 200 ftBear left, heading E.
  45. 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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