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Mills Reservation Trail Via West Essex Rail route map
Difficulty: ModerateLoop
New Jersey

Mills Reservation Trail Via West Essex Rail

Cedar Grove, New Jersey

5.9 mi

Distance

482 ft

Elev. Gain

2h 12m

Est. Time

Loop

Route Type

Moderate

Difficulty

About This Trail

Mills Reservation Trail Via West Essex Rail is a loop trail in Essex County, New Jersey. It is 5.9 miles long and gains 482 feet. It is in or next to Great Notch, New Jersey.

From the trail data on this page.

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:101 ft
Max:181 ft
Gain:230 ft
Loss:230 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 101 ft and 181 ft across 5.9 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.101 ft128 ft154 ft181 ft0.0 mi1.5 mi2.9 mi4.4 mi5.9 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi101 ft
High point2.5 mi181 ft
End5.9 mi101 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Loop

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Great Notch, NJ · in or next to town
County:
Essex County, NJ

Nearest town and county from U.S. Census Bureau place records and county boundaries.

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Path geometry came from our pre-launch legacy database. Routes have not yet been re-verified against the operator and may differ from the actual trail.

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Brookdale Park Outer Loop

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Difficulty: Easy1.2 mi135 ftelevation gain Loop

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