West Ridge Sunset Point–Lenape Trail (Yellow), 4 sights
4.4 mi · ▲ 557 ft · 1 hr 45 min
West Ridge Sunset Point–Lenape Trail (Yellow), 4 sights is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in South Mountain Reservation near Vauxhall, NJ. The route reaches West Ridge Sunset Point at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It climbs 557 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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West Ridge Sunset Point–Lenape Trail (Yellow), 4 sights
4.4 mi · ▲ 557 ft · 1 hr 45 min
Elevation 276–550 ft
Out & Back · South Mountain Reservation
Trailhead: 40.73940, -74.28778
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:25 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Crest Trail, heading N.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Openwood Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Summit Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Longwood Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Reservior Road, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Turtle Back Trail (Orange), heading W.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Lenape Trail (Yellow) / Turtle Back Trail (Orange), heading NW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Lenape Trail (Yellow), heading N.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Yellow Bypass, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto Lenape Trail (Yellow), heading N.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto West Ridge Trail, heading W.
- 150 ftReach West Ridge Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Lenape Trail (Yellow), heading W.
- 0.7 miBear right onto Yellow Bypass, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Lenape Trail (Yellow), heading SE.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Lenape Trail (Yellow) / Turtle Back Trail (Orange), heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Turtle Back Trail (Orange), heading E.
- 250 ftBear right onto Reservior Road, heading E.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Longwood Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Summit Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Openwood Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Crest Trail, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading SE.
- 200 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.2 mi in (~61 min). Leave by 6:03 PM for the 7:25 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:44 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Grassy Trail & Swampy Trail Loop via Lenape Trail (Yellow) 2 mi · ▲ 280 ft
- Ball's Bluff Trail–Overlook Trail, 5 sights 2.4 mi · ▲ 417 ft
- Crest Trail–Summit Trail, 3 sights 2.5 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Red Blaze & Swampy Trail via Pingry Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 283 ft
- Overlook Trail–Summit Trail, 3 sights 2.6 mi · ▲ 90 ft
- Openwood Trail–Reservior Road, 4 sights 2.9 mi · ▲ 54 ft
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