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Algonquin Gas Transmission Service Road–Pete's Path, 3 sights is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Ramapo Mountain State Forest near Wanaque, NJ. It climbs 722 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 40/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi203 – 715 ft · steepest grade: 17%4.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Indian Rock Trail 41.03458, -74.28592
Nearest town Wanaque, NJ

Directions

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Algonquin Gas Transmission Service Road–Pete's Path, 3 sights

4.3 mi · ▲ 722 ft · 1 hr 48 min

Elevation 203–714 ft

Out & Back · Ramapo Mountain State Forest

Trailhead: Indian Rock Trail · 41.03458, -74.28592

Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:22 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Indian Rock Trail, heading SE.
  2. 0.1 miSharp left onto Cresent, heading E.
  3. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  4. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Pete's Path, heading SE.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right onto Wanaque Ridge Trail, heading SE.
  6. 400 ftSharp left onto Algonquin Gas Transmission Service Road, heading E.
  7. 1 miContinue straight onto Algonquin Gas Transmission Service Road/Wanaque Ridge Trail, heading NE.
  8. 250 ftTurn left onto Wanaque Ridge Trail, heading NE.
  9. 50 ftTurn right onto Wanaque Ridge Spur Trail, heading NE.
  10. 0.5 miBear left, heading NE.
  11. 450 ftReach Pete's Path, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 450 ftBear right, heading N.
  13. 0.5 miTurn left onto Wanaque Ridge Trail, heading S.
  14. 50 ftTurn right onto Algonquin Gas Transmission Service Road/Wanaque Ridge Trail, heading SW.
  15. 250 ftContinue straight onto Algonquin Gas Transmission Service Road, heading SW.
  16. 1 miSharp right onto Wanaque Ridge Trail, heading SW.
  17. 350 ftTurn left onto Pete's Path, heading SW.
  18. 0.3 miTurn left onto Cresent, heading NW.
  19. 150 ftSharp right onto Indian Rock Trail, heading W.
  20. 450 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

90% dirt10% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 7:22 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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