Description: Start at the sign for the "Children's Garden" at the rear entrance to the nature center, and proceed along a path covered with wood chips. Almost immediately, you will see three white blazes which mark the start of the White Trail. Follow the white trail on an easy grade uphill to a meadow, where the yellow trail intersects, and continue ahead on the white trail to a T-intersection. Turn left here and follow both white and blue blazes along a wide path. At the next Y-intersection, bear left onto the white trail as the blue trail continues straight ahead. Make a left at the next junction, and you will immediately arrive at an overlook to the southwest. Although it cannot be seen, Route 95 is below you (you can hear the sounds of the traffic). The tall building in the foreground is the Marriott at Glenpointe in Teaneck. On a clear day, you can see the first Watchung Mountain in the distance.

Now retrace your steps to the junction and continue straight ahead on the red trail. The blazing may be sparse in places, but the trail is wide and clear. Continue ahead, following the red blazes, as the white trail leaves to the left, and then the blue trail leaves to the right. (At the latter intersection, follow the signs to the "bridge"). The red trail now begins a gentle descent. At the next Y-intersection, bear right onto the yellow trail, which continues to descend a little more steeply, then levels off.

Be alert for a sharp right turn in the yellow trail, adjacent to a yellow "B.C.U.A." sign. Continue on the yellow trail as it crosses Flat Rock Brook on large boulders, then immediately turn left onto the orange trail. Follow the orange trail as it parallels the brook, with private residences beyond a fence to the right. Soon the brook widens into MacFadden's Pond, named for the physical culturist Bernarr MacFadden (1868-1955), who lived nearby in the early 1900s. At the end of the pond, cross a wooden bridge over its outlet. This bridge is known as the "Mystery Bridge" because it mysteriously appeared over one weekend. On the opposite side of the bridge, turn right onto the red trail. Follow the red trail as it descends along a pretty stream, with wooden steps provided along the steeper sections. When you reach a T-intersection at the bottom of the hill, turn left, following the sign pointing to the "nature center." The red trail now ascends steadily. When you reach the top of the climb, turn right onto a wide path, again following the sign to the "nature center." Continue ahead to the paved road, with the nature center building directly in front of you. Turn left and return to the parking area where you began the hike.