Best hikes in Ringwood State Park
Ambleway maps 50 hikes in Ringwood State Park, from a 1.9-mile walk to a 14-mile day out. 49 of them score as wild, staying clear of roads and development for most of the route; the wildest is Ilgenstein Rock–Iaoapogh Lake, 11 sights. The biggest climb is Cactus Ledge–Scarlet Oak Pond, 10 sights, gaining 2,460 ft, and the network tops out at 1,161 ft.
- Algonquin Gas Service Road–Black Birch Way, 5 sights 11.7 mi · ▲ 2,020 ft
- Mill Race Ruins–Bear Swamp Lake, 9 sights 13.3 mi · ▲ 2,015 ft
- The Bog–Old Cranberry Road, 4 sights 3.9 mi · ▲ 329 ft
- Old Cranberry Road–Old Morris Road/Shepherd Lake Trail, 3 sights 3.8 mi · ▲ 346 ft
- Gatun Pond–Swan Pond, 10 sights 6.8 mi · ▲ 725 ft
- Ilgenstein Rock–Iaoapogh Lake, 11 sights 11.2 mi · ▲ 1,235 ft
- Matapan Rock–Middle Valley Lookout, 12 sights 10.1 mi · ▲ 1,244 ft
- Scarlet Oak Pond–Vista, 10 sights 13.5 mi · ▲ 2,443 ft
- MacMillan Reservoir–Shepherd Lake, 12 sights 10.7 mi · ▲ 1,709 ft
- Cactus Ledge–Scarlet Oak Pond, 10 sights 13.4 mi · ▲ 2,460 ft
- Iaoapogh Lake–Gatun Pond, 17 sights 12.1 mi · ▲ 1,652 ft
- Ridge Overlook–Crossover Trail, 8 sights 12 mi · ▲ 2,056 ft
- High Mountain–Old Guard/Ringwood-Ramapo Viewpoint, 15 sights 8 mi · ▲ 1,089 ft
- Five Ponds Viewpoint–Glasmere Ponds, 5 sights 4.7 mi · ▲ 1,056 ft
- Havemeyer Hollow–Crossover Trail, 6 sights 10.8 mi · ▲ 1,976 ft
- Swan Pond–The Bog, 6 sights 5.6 mi · ▲ 510 ft
- Monroe Ridge–Five Ponds Viewpoint, 9 sights 8.6 mi · ▲ 1,395 ft
- Cups Trail & Serpentine Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 120 ft
- Mountain Bike Loop/Race Trail–Old Cranberry Road, 3 sights 3.9 mi · ▲ 558 ft
- Blue Lake–Sally's Pond, 3 lakes 4.7 mi · ▲ 353 ft
- North Cape–Eagle Lake, 7 sights 8.1 mi · ▲ 1,405 ft
- Eagle Lake–Eagle Valley Rd Bypass Trail, 5 sights 4.9 mi · ▲ 585 ft
- Governor Mountain–Cooper Union Viewpoint, 7 sights 6.9 mi · ▲ 993 ft
- Twin Hill–Yellow / Schuber Viewpoint, 15 sights 9 mi · ▲ 1,202 ft
- Bald Mountain–Black Birch Way, 4 sights 9.9 mi · ▲ 1,820 ft
- The Bog–Old Cranberry Road, 4 sights 4 mi · ▲ 399 ft
- Glasmere Ponds–Ringwood State Park Beach, 4 sights 3.6 mi · ▲ 441 ft
- Tennesee Gas Service Road 5.1 mi · ▲ 986 ft
- Brushwood Pond–Gatun Pond, 14 sights 8.9 mi · ▲ 1,181 ft
- Manor Trail 3 mi · ▲ 320 ft
- Duck Pond–Defiance Road/Crossover/Five Ponds Loop Trail, 3 sights 2.3 mi · ▲ 252 ft
- Shepherd Lake–Ringwood State Park Beach, 5 sights 3.7 mi · ▲ 912 ft
- Crossover/Ringwood-Ramapo Trail & Ringwood-Ramapo Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 514 ft
- Hewitt Connector Trail 2.6 mi · ▲ 450 ft
- Upper Erskine Lake–Gatun Pond, 8 sights 4.6 mi · ▲ 614 ft
- Hickory Mountain–CU Bypass Trail, 5 sights 4.5 mi · ▲ 695 ft
- Warm Puppy Rock–Swan Pond, 6 lakes 2.2 mi · ▲ 206 ft
- Bear Swamp Lake & Algonquin Gas Service Road 2.2 mi · ▲ 416 ft
- Weyble Pond–Gatun Pond, 5 sights 2.1 mi · ▲ 312 ft
- Ringwood State Park Viewpoint–The Bog, 6 sights 4 mi · ▲ 669 ft
- Duck Pond–Defiance Road/Crossover/Five Ponds Loop Trail, 3 sights 1.9 mi · ▲ 197 ft
- CU Bypass Trail–Cooper Union Bypass Trail, 4 sights 2.2 mi · ▲ 207 ft
- Sally's Pond–Chicken House Road/Manor Trail, 3 sights 5.3 mi · ▲ 655 ft
- Ringwood State Park Beach–Crossover Trail, 5 sights 2.8 mi · ▲ 137 ft
- Crossover Trail–Cupsaw Brook Trail, 4 sights 2.5 mi · ▲ 327 ft
- Brushwood Pond–Gatun Pond Loop, 3 lakes 2 mi · ▲ 203 ft
- Potake Pond–Shepherd Lake Loop, 6 sights 3.2 mi · ▲ 265 ft
- Hasenclever Iron Trail Loop 3.1 mi · ▲ 314 ft
- Ringwood-Ramapo Viewpoint–Five Ponds Viewpoint Loop, 8 sights 2.6 mi · ▲ 406 ft
- Crossover/Ringwood-Ramapo Trail & State Line Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 169 ft