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Cactus Ledge–Scarlet Oak Pond, 10 sights is a 3.1-mile out-and-back in Ramapo Valley County Reservation near Darlington, NJ. The route passes Cactus Ledge, Scarlet Oak Pond, Lake Henry and Vista before reaching Middle Valley at the turnaround, 1.6 miles in. It climbs 855 ft, with sections as steep as 33% grade. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi240 – 830 ft · steepest grade: 33%3.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Tenessee Gas Service Road 41.08818, -74.18670
Nearest town Darlington, NJ

Directions

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Cactus Ledge–Scarlet Oak Pond, 10 sights

3.1 mi · ▲ 855 ft · 1 hr 28 min

Elevation 239–829 ft

Out & Back · Ramapo Valley County Reservation

Trailhead: Tenessee Gas Service Road · 41.08818, -74.18670

Weather Sep 7: Overcast, high 75°F / low 57° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:21 PM

  1. Start on Tenessee Gas Service Road, heading W.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left onto Halifax Trail, heading S.
  3. 0.1 miBear left onto Vista Loop, heading S.
  4. 0.1 miSharp right, heading S.
  5. 50 ftPass Cactus Ledge.
  6. 0.2 miPass Scarlet Oak Pond.
  7. 250 ftTurn left onto Pond Loop Trail, heading SE.
  8. 0.1 miPass Lake Henry.
  9. 0.4 miSharp right onto Vista Spur Trail, heading S.
  10. 50 ftPass Vista.
  11. 100 ftTurn left onto River Loop, heading S.
  12. 0.3 miPass Middle Valley.
  13. 150 ftTurn right onto Vista Loop, heading W.
  14. 0.2 miTurn left onto Pond/Vista Loop Trail, heading NE.
  15. 150 ftContinue straight onto Vista-Ridge Connector Trail, heading NE.
  16. 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
  17. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  18. 250 ftContinue straight onto Ridge Loop Trail, heading SW.
  19. 0.1 miTurn right onto Vista Loop Trail, heading NW.
  20. 0.1 miTurn left onto Ridge/Vista Loop Trail, heading N.
  21. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Vista Loop Trail, heading NE.
  22. 450 ftBear left onto White Trail, heading N.
  23. 0.2 miTurn right onto Tenessee Gas Service Road, heading NE.
  24. 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

51% dirt19% gravel30% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 75°F57°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV6Humidity63%
Rained 0.2″ 4 days ago (0.4″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
75°55°
Sunrise 6:30 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:21 PM
Tue 78°61°
Wed 85°61°
Thu 86°67° 30%
Fri 77°58° 21%
Sat 79°57°
Sun 86°64°

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