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Rahway Trail

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 4.6 (5)
  1. Areas
  2. NJ
  3. …Northern New Jersey
  4. …West Orange Township
  5. South Mountain Reservation
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“Follow the white blazes as the trail leads you into the center of the park. ”

Freddy Arsenault
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Miles

4.0

KM

Point to Point

313' 95 m

High

171' 52 m

Low

219' 67 m

Up

121' 37 m

Down

3%

Avg Grade (1°)

13%

Max Grade (7°)

Dogs Leashed

Features Fall Colors · River/Creek · Views · Wildflowers · Wildlife

Description

The trail starts at the Locust Grove parking lot off of Glen Ave. Follow the white blazes. The trail runs along the Rahway River and can get technical at times due root systems and rocks. Towards the end of the trail keep your eyes peeled for the rock bridge river crossing!

Contacts

Land Manager: Essex County Parks - South Mountain Reservation

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Freddy Arsenault
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  4.6 from 5 votes

#7

in South Mountain Reservation

#7451

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#7

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in New Jersey

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Weather

Tonight
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Sun
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Mon
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Tue
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Wed
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Thu
74°F · 63°F 23°C · 17°C

Current Trail Conditions

Minor Issues 87 days ago
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Check-Ins

Nov 5, 2022
John Bylancik
Half of the loop — 11h 35m
Feb 8, 2020
Jess C
2.5mi
Aug 18, 2019
Richard Lim
Easy — 1h 00m
Jun 19, 2019
Sigurd Brown
Apr 23, 2019
Theresa Solimeo
Long hike. Loved the fairy village. Hemlock falls was pretty - nice place to picnic.
Apr 12, 2018
Mariska ter Haak

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