Algonquin Gas Transmission Service Road is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Ramapo Mountain State Forest near Oakland, NJ. It climbs 350 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi289 – 548 ft · steepest grade: 19%3.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.01679, -74.27214
Nearest town Oakland, NJ
Directions
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Algonquin Gas Transmission Service Road
2.8 mi · ▲ 350 ft · 1 hr 6 min
Elevation 290–547 ft
Out & Back · Ramapo Mountain State Forest
Trailhead: 41.01679, -74.27214
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Pool Hollow Lake Loop, heading NE.
- 450 ftBear left onto Pool Hollow Trail, heading N.
- 450 ftBear left onto South Ridge Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Pool Hollow Bypass, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto South Ridge Trail, heading NW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Pool Hollow Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Indian Rock Trail, heading N.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Wanaque Ridge Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Algonquin Gas Transmission Service Road, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Wanaque Ridge Trail, heading NE.
- 400 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 350 ftBear right onto Algonquin Gas Transmission Service Road, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Wanaque Ridge Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Indian Rock Trail, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Pool Hollow Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto South Ridge Trail, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Pool Hollow Bypass, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto South Ridge Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Pool Hollow Trail, heading E.
- 450 ftBear right onto Pool Hollow Lake Loop, heading SE.
- 450 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 100 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
97% dirt3% paved
Weather
Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 7:22 PM
More from this trailhead
- Pool Hollow Trail 2 mi · ▲ 223 ft
- South Ridge Trail 2.6 mi · ▲ 324 ft
- Pool Hollow Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 350 ft
- Wanaque Ridge Viewpoint & Wanaque Ridge Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 567 ft
- Pete's Path & South Ridge Trail via Algonquin Gas Transmission Service Road 4.8 mi · ▲ 589 ft
- Pete's Path & South Ridge Trail 5.2 mi · ▲ 678 ft
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