Hilltop Reservation

Wooden Bridge–Boogaloo, 3 sights

5.7 mi · ▲ 734 ft · 2 hr 16 min

Wooden Bridge–Boogaloo, 3 sights is a 5.7-mile out-and-back in Hilltop Reservation near Verona, NJ. The route reaches Wooden Bridge at the turnaround, 2.8 miles in. It climbs 734 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi262 – 682 ft7.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.84044, -74.25601
Nearest town Verona, NJ

Directions

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Wooden Bridge–Boogaloo, 3 sights

5.7 mi · ▲ 734 ft · 2 hr 16 min

Elevation 261–681 ft

Out & Back · Hilltop Reservation

Trailhead: 40.84044, -74.25601

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 250 ftContinue straight onto Lenape Trail, heading E.
  3. 150 ftTurn left onto Old Hilltop Trail, heading NE.
  4. 500 ftBear right onto Peace Trail, heading E.
  5. 400 ftBear right onto Arrowhead Trail, heading NE.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Peace Trail, heading NE.
  7. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Old Hilltop Trail, heading N.
  8. 0.2 miContinue straight onto C-29 Trail, heading NW.
  9. 450 ftBear left onto Old Hilltop Trail, heading NE.
  10. 100 ftTurn left onto Peace Trail, heading NE.
  11. 50 ftBear right onto Old Hilltop Trail, heading NE.
  12. 350 ftBear left onto Spruce Trail - Inner Loop, heading NE.
  13. 100 ftSharp right onto Endor, heading NE.
  14. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  15. 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  16. 200 ftSharp right, heading N.
  17. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  18. 150 ftBear right onto Lenape Trail, heading N.
  19. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Endor, heading NE.
  20. 200 ftBear right, heading E.
  21. 50 ftTurn left onto Boogaloo, heading E.
  22. 0.1 miContinue straight onto West Essex Trail, heading SE.
  23. 250 ftBear left onto Boogaloo, heading SE.
  24. 50 ftBear right onto West Essex Trail, heading SE.
  25. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Disco Stu, heading E.
  26. 50 ftContinue straight onto West Essex/Roller Connector, heading E.
  27. 100 ftContinue straight onto Disco Stu, heading E.
  28. 50 ftSharp left onto Tenacious SOBs, heading E.
  29. 50 ftBear right onto Disco Stu, heading E.
  30. 150 ftSharp left onto Powerline Trail, heading E.
  31. 100 ftSharp right onto Inscription Trail, heading NE.
  32. 0.2 miReach Wooden Bridge, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  33. 0.2 miSharp left onto Powerline Trail, heading NE.
  34. 100 ftSharp right onto Disco Stu, heading NE.
  35. 150 ftBear left onto Tenacious SOBs, heading NE.
  36. 50 ftSharp right onto Disco Stu, heading NE.
  37. 100 ftContinue straight onto West Essex/Roller Connector, heading NE.
  38. 50 ftContinue straight onto Disco Stu, heading NE.
  39. 50 ftContinue straight onto West Essex Trail, heading NE.
  40. 0.8 miBear left onto Boogaloo, heading SE.
  41. 50 ftBear right onto West Essex Trail, heading E.
  42. 250 ftContinue straight onto Boogaloo, heading E.
  43. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  44. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  45. 150 ftContinue straight onto Endor, heading S.
  46. 100 ftContinue straight onto Lenape Trail, heading SW.
  47. 500 ftBear right, heading SW.
  48. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  49. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  50. 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  51. 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  52. 100 ftTurn left onto Endor, heading SW.
  53. 0.2 miSharp left onto Spruce Trail - Inner Loop, heading SW.
  54. 100 ftBear right onto Old Hilltop Trail, heading SW.
  55. 300 ftBear left onto Peace Trail, heading SW.
  56. 100 ftTurn right onto Old Hilltop Trail, heading SW.
  57. 50 ftBear right onto C-29 Trail, heading SW.
  58. 450 ftContinue straight onto Old Hilltop Trail, heading W.
  59. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Peace Trail, heading W.
  60. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Arrowhead Trail, heading W.
  61. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  62. 250 ftContinue straight onto Peace Trail, heading N.
  63. 100 ftBear left onto Old Hilltop Trail, heading N.
  64. 0.1 miTurn right onto Lenape Trail, heading N.
  65. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

66% dirt3% paved31% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:29 AMSunset 7:25 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 7:00 PM for the 7:25 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:46 PM — 7 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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