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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftTurn left onto Mountain Road, heading N.
  3. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Algonquin Gas Service Road, heading NE.
  4. 0.7 miSharp left onto Rocky Mountain Connector, heading W.
  5. 250 ftReach Bear Swamp Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 250 ftSharp right onto Algonquin Gas Service Road, heading SW.
  7. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Mountain Road, heading SW.
  8. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  9. 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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