Ramapo Mountain State Forest
Bald Mountain–The Bog, 3 summits
7.1 mi · ▲ 1,222 ft · 2 hr 59 min
Bald Mountain–The Bog, 3 summits is a 7.1-mile out-and-back in Ramapo Mountain State Forest near Skylands, NJ. The route passes The Bog before reaching Bald Mountain at the turnaround, 3.6 miles in. It climbs 1,222 ft. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Bald Mountain–The Bog, 3 summits
7.1 mi · ▲ 1,222 ft · 2 hr 59 min
Elevation 590–1,161 ft
Out & Back · Ramapo Mountain State Forest
Trailhead: East Cottage Road/Crossover Trail · 41.12697, -74.23633
Weather Sep 7: Overcast, high 74°F / low 53° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on East Cottage Road/Crossover Trail, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Swan Pond Road/Crossover Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass The Bog.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Arbor Trail, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Old Morris Road, heading E.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Tennesee Gas Service Road, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Skylands Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Tennesee Gas Service Road, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Black Birch Way, heading S.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Cape Road, heading NE.
- 400 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Woods Road, heading E.
- 1.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miReach Bald Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 1.5 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Cape Road, heading W.
- 400 ftBear right onto Black Birch Way, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Tennesee Gas Service Road, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Skylands Trail, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Tennesee Gas Service Road, heading N.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Old Morris Road, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Arbor Trail, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Swan Pond Road/Crossover Trail, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right onto East Cottage Road/Crossover Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftArrive 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:02 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:22 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:50 PM.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from East Cottage Road/Crossover Trail Trailhead
- Warm Puppy Rock–Swan Pond, 6 lakes 2.2 mi · ▲ 206 ft
- Old Morris Road & White's Road via Tennesee Gas Service Road 2.3 mi · ▲ 314 ft
- Shepherd Lake–The Bog, 4 lakes 2.5 mi · ▲ 264 ft
- Potake Pond–The Bog, 3 lakes 2.5 mi · ▲ 315 ft
- Ringwood State Park Beach–Crossover Trail, 3 sights 2.6 mi · ▲ 224 ft
- Ringwood-Ramapo Viewpoint–Five Ponds Viewpoint Loop, 8 sights 2.6 mi · ▲ 406 ft
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