South Mountain Reservation

Take Route 280 West to Exit 7/Pleasant Valley Way. Turn left onto Pleasant Valley Way and the reservation is straight ahead.  Valley View Drive and Cherry Lane -- GPS Coordinates:  40.763791, -74.287926

• Public transportation: Take NJ Transit's Morristown Line to Millburn Station for the southern trailheads in South Mountain Reservation.  NJ Transit Bus #73 runs along the northern end of the reservation.

NJ Transit Bus #73 runs along the northern end of the reservation.

Take NJ Transit's Morristown Line to Millburn Station for the southern trailheads in South Mountain Reservation. 

Wooded hiking trails, picnic areas, and views are the main reasons for South Mountain Reservation’s popularity.

The five trails ranging from 1.2 to 6.0 miles combine for 19 miles.  In addition there are 27 miles of carriage roads for jogging, horseback riding, & cross-country skiing.  The longest trail in the reservation is the Lenape Trail [yellow blaze].  

Click here for our description of a hike at this park.

Wooded hiking trails, picnic areas, and views are the main reasons for South Mountain Reservation's popularity.  The park's 2,100 acres contain five marked hiking trails, miles of carriage roads and bridle paths, views of falls, millponds, a popular dog park (GPS: 40.739838, -74.289856), and - off in the distance - the Manhattan skyline.   Two year-round skating rinks, the Turtle Back Zoo, and horseback riding also draw people to the reservation.