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West Essex Rail Trail route map
Difficulty: ModerateOut and Back
New Jersey

West Essex Rail Trail

Little Falls, New Jersey

5.4 mi

Distance

472 ft

Elev. Gain

Out & Back

Route Type

Moderate

Difficulty

About This Trail

West Essex Rail Trail is an out-and-back trail in Essex County, New Jersey. It is 5.4 miles long and gains 472 feet. The nearest town is North Caldwell, 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:90 ft
Max:137 ft
Gain:144 ft
Loss:144 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 90 ft and 137 ft across 5.5 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.90 ft106 ft121 ft137 ft0.0 mi1.4 mi2.8 mi4.1 mi5.5 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi134 ft
High point0.1 mi137 ft
End5.5 mi134 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Out & Back

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Where it is

Nearest town:
North Caldwell, 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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