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Turtle Back Trail Loop route map
Difficulty: ModerateLoop
New Jersey

Turtle Back Trail Loop

Maplewood, New Jersey

3.5 mi

Distance

594 ft

Elev. Gain

1h 23m

Est. Time

Loop

Route Type

Moderate

Difficulty

About This Trail

Turtle Back Trail Loop is a loop trail in Essex County, New Jersey. It is 3.5 miles long and gains 594 feet. The nearest town is Short Hills, New Jersey, about 1 mile away in a straight line.

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Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:96 ft
Max:190 ft
Gain:181 ft
Loss:181 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 96 ft and 190 ft across 3.5 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.96 ft127 ft159 ft190 ft0.0 mi0.9 mi1.8 mi2.7 mi3.5 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi102 ft
High point2.0 mi190 ft
End3.5 mi102 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Loop

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Short Hills, NJ · in or next to town
County:
Essex County, NJ

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

We display cached information from agency feeds. Hours, fees, permits, closures, fire restrictions, and conditions change without notice. Outdoors is not the permitting authority. Confirm current conditions for this trail using the links above before you go — you are responsible for compliance. Last verified by us: May 23, 2026. Our copy is more than a month old — please reconfirm with the agency before relying on it.Spot an error in our data?

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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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