Best hikes in Ramapo Valley County Reservation

Ambleway maps 40 hikes in Ramapo Valley County Reservation, from a 1.6-mile walk to a 15-mile day out. All of them score as wild, staying clear of roads and development for most of the route; the wildest is Ilgenstein Rock–Iaoapogh Lake, 4 lakes. The biggest climb is LeGrande Viewpoint–MacMillan Reservoir, 17 sights, gaining 2,493 ft, and the network tops out at 1,161 ft.

• North Cape–Middle Valley Lookout, 17 sights 14.5 mi · ▲ 1,625 ft
• Ringwood State Park Beach–Crossover Trail, 7 sights 10.5 mi · ▲ 1,843 ft
• Wanaque Ridge Viewpoint–MacMillan Reservoir, 17 sights 15.2 mi · ▲ 2,304 ft
• MacMillan Brook Falls–MacMillan Reservoir, 12 sights 10.4 mi · ▲ 1,787 ft
• Pool Hollow Viewpoint–MacMillan Reservoir, 19 sights 15.3 mi · ▲ 2,126 ft
• LeGrande Viewpoint–MacMillan Reservoir, 17 sights 15 mi · ▲ 2,493 ft
• Middle Valley Lookout–Cannonball Lake, 5 lakes 3.7 mi · ▲ 434 ft
• MacMillan Reservoir–Mill Race Ruins, 5 lakes 2.7 mi · ▲ 398 ft
• Lake Tamarack–Lake Vreeland, 3 lakes 2.9 mi · ▲ 447 ft
• Five Ponds Viewpoint–Glasmere Ponds, 8 sights 8.5 mi · ▲ 1,607 ft
• Shepherd Lake–Scarlet Oak Pond, 10 sights 10.9 mi · ▲ 2,056 ft
• Potake Pond–Scarlet Oak Pond, 8 sights 10.6 mi · ▲ 1,505 ft
• Scarlet Oak Pond–Five Ponds Viewpoint, 11 sights 10.7 mi · ▲ 1,997 ft
• Ringwood-Ramapo Viewpoint–Scarlet Oak Pond, 13 sights 11.6 mi · ▲ 2,003 ft
• Halifax Trail–Tenessee Gas Service Road, 4 sights 9.8 mi · ▲ 1,794 ft
• Lake Tamarack–Todd Lake, 6 sights 7 mi · ▲ 1,528 ft
• Tenessee Gas Service Road & White Trail 4.2 mi · ▲ 781 ft
• Sliver Lake & Havemeyer Hollow via Algonquin Gas Service Road 5.4 mi · ▲ 790 ft
• Cactus Ledge–Scarlet Oak Pond, 11 sights 10.5 mi · ▲ 2,014 ft
• Bald Mountain & Havemeyer Hollow via Algonquin Gas Service Road 4.7 mi · ▲ 907 ft
• Old Guard Viewpoint–Old Guard/Ringwood-Ramapo Viewpoint, 10 sights 8 mi · ▲ 1,082 ft
• Tamarack Viewpoint–Castle Viewpoint, 8 sights 6.8 mi · ▲ 1,542 ft
• Mill Race Ruins–Cannonball Lake, 5 sights 4.7 mi · ▲ 605 ft
• MacMillan Reservoir Overlook–MacMillan Reservoir, 6 sights 3.5 mi · ▲ 739 ft
• Todd Hill–Todd Lookout, 6 lakes 3.3 mi · ▲ 364 ft
• Bear Swamp Lake–Algonquin Gas Service Road, 3 sights 5.3 mi · ▲ 1,349 ft
• Tamarack Viewpoint–Lake Tamarack, 4 lakes 2.5 mi · ▲ 254 ft
• North Lookout–Castle Viewpoint, 6 sights 4.8 mi · ▲ 641 ft
• Ridge Overlook–MacMillan Reservoir, 5 sights 3.7 mi · ▲ 743 ft
• Ilgenstein Rock–Iaoapogh Lake, 4 lakes 3.1 mi · ▲ 561 ft
• Algonquin Gas Service Road 2.8 mi · ▲ 642 ft
• Lake Vreeland–Algonquin Gas Service Road, 4 sights 4.9 mi · ▲ 956 ft
• Matapan Rock–Lake Vreeland, 4 sights 1.6 mi · ▲ 343 ft
• Twin Hill–North Lookout, 9 sights 3.1 mi · ▲ 485 ft
• Castle Viewpoint–Lake Tamarack Loop, 8 sights 3.4 mi · ▲ 490 ft
• Havemeyer Hollow–Halifax Trail Loop, 3 sights 2.9 mi · ▲ 558 ft
• Monroe Ridge–Cactus Ledge Loop, 11 sights 3.9 mi · ▲ 633 ft
• Suzi's Rock–Middle Valley Lookout Loop, 10 sights 3.2 mi · ▲ 462 ft
• Lake Vreeland–Millstone Trail Loop, 6 sights 3.2 mi · ▲ 669 ft
• High Mountain–Erskine Lookout Loop, 11 sights 3.7 mi · ▲ 545 ft