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Castle Viewpoint–Lake Vreeland, 8 sights is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Ramapo Mountain State Forest near Erskine, NJ. The route passes Lake Vreeland and Castle Viewpoint. It climbs 797 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 26/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi627 – 945 ft · steepest grade: 19%5.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Millstone Trail 41.06224, -74.23758
Nearest town Erskine, NJ

Directions

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Castle Viewpoint–Lake Vreeland, 8 sights

4.8 mi · ▲ 797 ft · 2 hr

Elevation 625–946 ft

Out & Back · Ramapo Mountain State Forest

Trailhead: Millstone Trail · 41.06224, -74.23758

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

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Millstone Trail, heading W.
  2. 50 ftPass Lake Vreeland.
  3. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Mary Post Road/Schuber Trail, heading NW.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left onto Matapan Rock Trail, heading W.
  5. 0.3 miBear left onto Algonquin Gas Service Road, heading SW.
  6. 0.4 miBear left onto Cannonball / Hoeferlin Memorial Trail, heading SW.
  7. 0.6 miBear right onto Cannonball Trail, heading SW.
  8. 0.1 miPass Castle Viewpoint.
  9. 50 ftTurn right onto Castle Loop Trail, heading S.
  10. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Algonquin Gas Transmission Service Road/Castle Loop Trail, heading S.
  11. 250 ftContinue straight onto Castle Loop Trail, heading SW.
  12. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Algonquin Gas Transmission Service Road, heading W.
  13. 0.4 miTurn right onto Wanaque Ridge Trail, heading SW.
  14. 50 ftReach Castle Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 50 ftTurn left onto Algonquin Gas Transmission Service Road, heading SW.
  16. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Castle Loop Trail, heading NE.
  17. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Algonquin Gas Transmission Service Road/Castle Loop Trail, heading SE.
  18. 250 ftContinue straight onto Castle Loop Trail, heading E.
  19. 0.2 miTurn left onto Cannonball Trail, heading NE.
  20. 0.1 miBear left onto Cannonball / Hoeferlin Memorial Trail, heading E.
  21. 0.6 miBear right onto Algonquin Gas Service Road, heading NE.
  22. 0.4 miBear right onto Matapan Rock Trail, heading NE.
  23. 0.3 miTurn right onto Mary Post Road/Schuber Trail, heading E.
  24. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Millstone Trail, heading SE.
  25. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

74% dirt8% gravel2% paved16% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 7:22 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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