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Brookside Drive – Watchung Reservation loop from Mountainside

Brookside Drive – Watchung Reservation loop from Mountainside

Moderate

3.3

(14)

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Brookside Drive – Watchung Reservation loop from Mountainside

01:47

37.5km

370m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 28, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 36.1 km for 148 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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17.0 km

Orange Reservoir

Highlight • Lake

The Orange Reservoir is a 62-acre man‑made lake that was originally part of the Rahway River watershed and used to provided drinking water to the nearby towns. No longer a water source, it is not a popular outdoor recreation area.

Tip by

18.6 km

View of South Mountain Reservation

Highlight • Viewpoint

South Mountain Reservation is a nature reserve that spans 2,112-acres along the Rahway River. This park is known for its hardwood forests, waterfalls, and creeks. It is also famed for …

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18.7 km

Brookside Drive

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Closed on Sunday mornings to car traffic. Nice flat followed by fun downhill bend finishing up along a scenic reservoir

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32.3 km

Mindowaskin Park

Highlight • Rest Area

Mindowaskin Park is a tranquil, 12.5 acre suburban park. This is a popular place to finish a ride and relax on a bench by the pond in the center of the park.

Tip by

36.2 km

Moxon Pond

Highlight • Lake

Moxon Pond is a tiny body of water on the far southeastern side of the Watchung Reservation.

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37.5 km

Watchung Reservation

Highlight • Forest

The Watchung Reservation is a vast parcel of protected land in Mountainside, New Jersey. There are hiking trails, parks/picnic areas, playgrounds, a Nature Center, an abandoned village, and a lake.

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37.5 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

24.0 km

10.6 km

2.29 km

440 m

150 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

30.0 km

7.20 km

217 m

150 m

Elevation

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Highest point (150 m)

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Weather

Today

Thursday 9 July

28°C

20°C

85 %

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Brookside Drive – Watchung Reservation loop from Mountainside

Orange Reservoir

View of South Mountain Reservation

Brookside Drive

Mindowaskin Park

Moxon Pond

Watchung Reservation

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