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Ramapo Mountain State Forest

Brushwood Pond–Weyble Pond, 6 sights

6.5 mi · ▲ 628 ft · 2 hr 29 min

Brushwood Pond–Weyble Pond, 6 sights is a 6.5-mile out-and-back in Ramapo Mountain State Forest near Erskine, NJ. The route passes Brushwood Pond, Gatun Pond, Gatun Pond and Weyble Pond. It climbs 628 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 69/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi499 – 1,079 ft7.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Cheshire Lane Access 41.08106, -74.24847
Nearest town Erskine, NJ
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Brushwood Pond–Weyble Pond, 6 sights

6.5 mi · ▲ 628 ft · 2 hr 29 min

Elevation 498–1,079 ft

Out & Back · Ramapo Mountain State Forest

Trailhead: Cheshire Lane Access · 41.08106, -74.24847

Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:22 PM

  1. Start on Cheshire Lane Access, heading NE.
  2. 0.1 miBear right onto Cheshire Lane Trail, heading NE.
  3. 1 miBear right onto Catnest Swamp Road, heading N.
  4. 100 ftBear right onto Cheshire Lane Trail, heading NE.
  5. 250 ftBear left onto Ringwood-Ramapo Trail, heading NE.
  6. 0.1 miTurn right onto Catnest Swamp Road, heading NE.
  7. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  8. 50 ftTurn right onto Ringwood-Ramapo Trail, heading N.
  9. 50 ftBear left onto Catnest Swamp Road, heading N.
  10. 0.2 miPass Brushwood Pond.
  11. 500 ftBear right onto Five Ponds Loop Trail, heading NE.
  12. 0.1 miPass Gatun Pond.
  13. 50 ftContinue straight onto Ice Pond Road, heading NE.
  14. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Five Ponds Loop Trail, heading N.
  15. 0.2 miPass Gatun Pond.
  16. 150 ftBear right onto Crossover Trail, heading NE.
  17. 50 ftContinue straight onto Five Ponds Loop Trail, heading NE.
  18. 50 ftBear right onto Five Ponds Loop/Crossover Trail, heading NE.
  19. 150 ftPass Weyble Pond.
  20. 0.1 miTurn right onto Five Ponds Loop Trail/Mountain Bike Loop/Race Trail, heading N.
  21. 0.3 miTurn right onto Pierson Ridge Road, heading N.
  22. 0.3 miTurn right onto Halifax Trail, heading NE.
  23. 0.2 miReach Brushwood Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  24. 0.2 miTurn left onto Pierson Ridge Road, heading S.
  25. 0.3 miTurn left onto Five Ponds Loop Trail/Mountain Bike Loop/Race Trail, heading NW.
  26. 0.3 miTurn left onto Five Ponds Loop/Crossover Trail, heading S.
  27. 0.2 miBear left onto Five Ponds Loop Trail, heading SW.
  28. 50 ftContinue straight onto Crossover Trail, heading SW.
  29. 50 ftBear left onto Five Ponds Loop Trail, heading SW.
  30. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Ice Pond Road, heading S.
  31. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Five Ponds Loop Trail, heading SW.
  32. 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
  33. 350 ftContinue straight onto Catnest Swamp Road, heading W.
  34. 0.3 miBear right onto Ringwood-Ramapo Trail, heading SW.
  35. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  36. 50 ftBear left onto Catnest Swamp Road, heading SW.
  37. 0.2 miTurn left onto Ringwood-Ramapo Trail, heading SW.
  38. 0.1 miBear right onto Cheshire Lane Trail, heading SW.
  39. 250 ftBear left onto Catnest Swamp Road, heading SW.
  40. 100 ftBear left onto Cheshire Lane Trail, heading W.
  41. 1 miBear left onto Cheshire Lane Access, heading S.
  42. 350 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/brushwood-pond-brushwood-pond-out-back-9-lakes-10-km

Trail surface

91% dirt9% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 7:22 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.4 mi in (~68 min). Leave by 5:54 PM for the 7:22 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:36 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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