Ramapo Valley County Reservation
Bald Mountain & Havemeyer Hollow via Algonquin Gas Service Road
4.7 mi · ▲ 907 ft · 2 hr 1 min
Bald Mountain & Havemeyer Hollow via Algonquin Gas Service Road is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Ramapo Valley County Reservation near Darlington, NJ. The route passes Havemeyer Hollow before reaching Bald Mountain at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It climbs 907 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 71/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Bald Mountain & Havemeyer Hollow via Algonquin Gas Service Road
4.7 mi · ▲ 907 ft · 2 hr 1 min
Elevation 362–1,161 ft
Out & Back · Ramapo Valley County Reservation
Trailhead: Halifax Trail · 41.09299, -74.18969
Weather Sep 7: Overcast, high 75°F / low 57° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:21 PM
- Start on Halifax Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miPass Havemeyer Hollow.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Algonquin Gas Service Road, heading N.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miReach Bald Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 350 ftBear right, heading E.
- 1.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Halifax Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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