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Hilltop Reservation

Wooden Bridge–Arrowhead Trail, 5 sights

5.6 mi · ▲ 629 ft · 2 hr 11 min

Wooden Bridge–Arrowhead Trail, 5 sights is a 5.6-mile out-and-back in Hilltop Reservation near Caldwell, NJ. The route reaches Wooden Bridge at the turnaround, 2.8 miles in. It climbs 629 ft. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi262 – 656 ft7.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Arrowhead Trail 40.84256, -74.25896
Nearest town Caldwell, NJ
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Wooden Bridge–Arrowhead Trail, 5 sights

5.6 mi · ▲ 629 ft · 2 hr 11 min

Elevation 261–657 ft

Out & Back · Hilltop Reservation

Trailhead: Arrowhead Trail · 40.84256, -74.25896

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Arrowhead Trail, heading NE.
  2. 300 ftBear right, heading E.
  3. 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
  4. 500 ftBear right, heading NE.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  7. 100 ftTurn left onto Peace Reading Link, heading N.
  8. 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  9. 50 ftBear right onto Old Hilltop Trail, heading NE.
  10. 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
  11. 50 ftTurn left onto Peace Trail, heading N.
  12. 100 ftContinue straight onto Old Hilltop Trail, heading N.
  13. 0.2 miContinue straight onto C-29 Trail, heading N.
  14. 450 ftBear left onto Old Hilltop Trail, heading NE.
  15. 50 ftTurn left onto Peace Trail, heading NE.
  16. 100 ftBear right onto Old Hilltop Trail, heading NE.
  17. 300 ftBear left onto Spruce Trail - Inner Loop, heading NE.
  18. 100 ftSharp right onto Endor, heading NE.
  19. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  20. 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  21. 250 ftSharp right, heading N.
  22. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  23. 150 ftBear right onto Lenape Trail, heading N.
  24. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Endor, heading NE.
  25. 250 ftBear right, heading E.
  26. 50 ftTurn left onto Boogaloo, heading E.
  27. 0.1 miContinue straight onto West Essex Trail, heading E.
  28. 250 ftBear left onto Boogaloo, heading SE.
  29. 50 ftBear right onto West Essex Trail, heading SE.
  30. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Disco Stu, heading E.
  31. 50 ftContinue straight onto West Essex/Roller Connector, heading E.
  32. 50 ftContinue straight onto Disco Stu, heading E.
  33. 100 ftSharp left onto Tenacious SOBs, heading E.
  34. 50 ftBear right onto Disco Stu, heading E.
  35. 150 ftSharp left onto Powerline Trail, heading E.
  36. 100 ftSharp right onto Inscription Trail, heading NE.
  37. 0.2 miReach Wooden Bridge, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  38. 0.2 miSharp left onto Powerline Trail, heading NE.
  39. 100 ftSharp right onto Disco Stu, heading NE.
  40. 150 ftBear left onto Tenacious SOBs, heading NE.
  41. 50 ftSharp right onto Disco Stu, heading NE.
  42. 50 ftContinue straight onto West Essex/Roller Connector, heading NE.
  43. 100 ftContinue straight onto Disco Stu, heading NE.
  44. 50 ftContinue straight onto West Essex Trail, heading NE.
  45. 0.8 miBear left onto Boogaloo, heading E.
  46. 50 ftBear right onto West Essex Trail, heading E.
  47. 250 ftContinue straight onto Boogaloo, heading SW.
  48. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  49. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  50. 150 ftContinue straight onto Endor, heading SW.
  51. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lenape Trail, heading SW.
  52. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  53. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  54. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  55. 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  56. 200 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  57. 150 ftTurn left onto Endor, heading SW.
  58. 0.2 miSharp left onto Spruce Trail - Inner Loop, heading SW.
  59. 100 ftBear right onto Old Hilltop Trail, heading SW.
  60. 350 ftBear left onto Peace Trail, heading SW.
  61. 50 ftTurn right onto Old Hilltop Trail, heading SW.
  62. 100 ftBear right onto C-29 Trail, heading SW.
  63. 450 ftContinue straight onto Old Hilltop Trail, heading W.
  64. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Peace Trail, heading SW.
  65. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  66. 50 ftTurn left onto Old Hilltop Trail, heading W.
  67. 500 ftBear left, heading W.
  68. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  69. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  70. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  71. 0.1 miBear left onto Arrowhead Trail, heading W.
  72. 450 ftBear right, heading W.
  73. 150 ftArrive 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/wooden-bridge-arrowhead-trail-out-back-5-sights

Trail surface

57% dirt5% paved38% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:29 AMSunset 7:25 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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