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South Mountain Reservation

West Ridge Sunset Point–Billy Goat Way, 7 sights

11.8 mi · ▲ 1,257 ft · 4 hr 34 min

West Ridge Sunset Point–Billy Goat Way, 7 sights is an 11.8-mile out-and-back in South Mountain Reservation near Pleasantdale, NJ. The route reaches West Ridge Sunset Point. It climbs 1,257 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi276 – 594 ft13.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Lenape Trail 40.79583, -74.26817
Nearest town Pleasantdale, NJ
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West Ridge Sunset Point–Billy Goat Way, 7 sights

11.8 mi · ▲ 1,257 ft · 4 hr 34 min

Elevation 276–594 ft

Out & Back · South Mountain Reservation

Trailhead: Lenape Trail · 40.79583, -74.26817

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 79°F / low 66° · precip 1% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:25 PM

Transit-accessible: PLEASANT VALLEY WAY + BELLE TERRE RD stop 452 m from the trailhead

  1. Start on Lenape Trail, heading NE.
  2. 2.2 miSharp right onto Whitbay Access, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftContinue straight onto Billy Goat Way, heading NE.
  4. 250 ftBear left onto Lenape (Yellow), heading S.
  5. 0.7 miBear left onto Mayapple Trail (Blue Dot), heading SE.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lenape Trail (Yellow) / Mayapple Trail (Blue Dot), heading SE.
  7. 0.1 miTurn right onto Lenape Trail (Yellow), heading SE.
  8. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Mayapple Trail (Blue Dot), heading SW.
  9. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lenape Trail (Yellow), heading SW.
  10. 0.4 miContinue straight onto West Ridge Trail, heading SW.
  11. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Lenape Trail (Yellow), heading SW.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto West Ridge Trail, heading SW.
  13. 0.3 miPass West Ridge Sunset Point.
  14. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Lenape Trail (Yellow), heading SW.
  15. 0.7 miBear right onto Yellow Bypass, heading NE.
  16. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lenape Trail (Yellow), heading NE.
  17. 350 ftContinue straight onto Lenape Trail (Yellow) / Turtle Back Trail (Orange), heading NE.
  18. 0.1 miTurn left onto Unblazed, heading NE.
  19. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  20. 50 ftContinue straight onto Hillspur Road, heading NE.
  21. 100 ftContinue straight onto Hillspur Trail, heading N.
  22. 0.5 miReach West Ridge Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  23. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Hillspur Road, heading NE.
  24. 150 ftTurn right onto Unblazed, heading SW.
  25. 50 ftTurn right onto Lenape Trail (Yellow) / Turtle Back Trail (Orange), heading SW.
  26. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Lenape Trail (Yellow), heading NW.
  27. 350 ftContinue straight onto Yellow Bypass, heading W.
  28. 50 ftBear left onto Lenape Trail (Yellow), heading W.
  29. 0.7 miContinue straight onto West Ridge Trail, heading W.
  30. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Lenape Trail (Yellow), heading SW.
  31. 50 ftContinue straight onto West Ridge Trail, heading SW.
  32. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Lenape Trail (Yellow), heading NE.
  33. 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
  34. 350 ftContinue straight onto Mayapple Trail (Blue Dot), heading N.
  35. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lenape Trail (Yellow), heading N.
  36. 0.4 miTurn left onto Lenape Trail (Yellow) / Mayapple Trail (Blue Dot), heading NE.
  37. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Mayapple Trail (Blue Dot), heading NE.
  38. 50 ftBear right onto Lenape (Yellow), heading NE.
  39. 0.7 miBear right onto Billy Goat Way, heading NE.
  40. 250 ftContinue straight onto Whitbay Access, heading NW.
  41. 50 ftSharp left onto Lenape (Yellow), heading NW.
  42. 1.7 miTurn right onto Lenape Trail, heading N.
  43. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/west-ridge-sunset-point-billy-goat-way-out-back-7-sights

Trail surface

51% dirt1% other48% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 79°F66°
Precip1%Wind9 mphUV7Humidity65%
Rained 0.5″ yesterday (0.7″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°65°
Sunrise 6:29 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:25 PM
Sun 76°61°
Mon 80°60°
Tue 83°62°
Wed 86°67°
Thu 83°67°
Fri 73°57°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~14 min). Leave by 6:51 PM for the 7:25 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:57 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: PLEASANT VALLEY WAY + BELLE TERRE RD stop 452 m from the trailhead

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