Ringwood State Park
Bear Swamp Lake & Algonquin Gas Service Road
2.2 mi · ▲ 416 ft · 56 min
Bear Swamp Lake & Algonquin Gas Service Road is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Ringwood State Park near Erskine, NJ. The route reaches Bear Swamp Lake at the turnaround, 1.1 miles in. It climbs 416 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi623 – 929 ft · steepest grade: 19%2.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Schuber Trail 41.08244, -74.22378
Nearest town Erskine, NJ
Directions
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Bear Swamp Lake & Algonquin Gas Service Road
2.2 mi · ▲ 416 ft · 56 min
Elevation 625–930 ft
Out & Back · Ringwood State Park
Trailhead: Schuber Trail · 41.08244, -74.22378
Weather Sep 7: Overcast, high 73°F / low 56° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Mountain Road, heading N.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Algonquin Gas Service Road, heading NE.
- 0.7 miSharp left onto Rocky Mountain Connector, heading W.
- 250 ftReach Bear Swamp Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftSharp right onto Algonquin Gas Service Road, heading SW.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Mountain Road, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, 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.
Trail surface
31% paved5% gravel64% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 73°F56°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV6Humidity64%
Rained 0.3″ 4 days ago (0.5″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
75°55°
Sunrise 6:30 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:22 PM
Tue
76°61°
Wed
84°61°
Thu
86°66°
30%
Fri
76°58°
21%
Sat
78°56°
Sun
85°64°
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- MacMillan Reservoir Overlook–Ridge Overlook, 6 sights 4.3 mi · ▲ 636 ft
- Twin Hill–North Lookout, 8 sights 4.3 mi · ▲ 894 ft
- MacMillan Reservoir–Mill Race Ruins, 5 sights 4.5 mi · ▲ 627 ft
- Mill Race Ruins–Marsh Loop Trail, 5 sights 4.7 mi · ▲ 591 ft
- Upper Erskine Lake–Iaoapogh Lake, 7 sights 5.1 mi · ▲ 704 ft
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