Ramapo Mountain State Forest
Catnest Trail-Renegade–Cheshire Lane Trail, 3 sights
2.3 mi · ▲ 284 ft · 55 min
Catnest Trail-Renegade–Cheshire Lane Trail, 3 sights is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Ramapo Mountain State Forest near Erskine, NJ. It climbs 284 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 65/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi587 – 787 ft · steepest grade: 15%2.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Copper Hill Park Access 41.08973, -74.24617
Nearest town Erskine, NJ
Directions
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Catnest Trail-Renegade–Cheshire Lane Trail, 3 sights
2.3 mi · ▲ 284 ft · 55 min
Elevation 588–787 ft
Out & Back · Ramapo Mountain State Forest
Trailhead: Copper Hill Park Access · 41.08973, -74.24617
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Start on Copper Hill Park Access, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Cheshire Lane Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Catnest Swamp Road, heading NE.
- 100 ftBear right onto Cheshire Lane Trail, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear left onto Ringwood-Ramapo Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Catnest Swamp Road, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Ringwood-Ramapo Trail, heading N.
- 100 ftBear right onto Catnest Trail-Renegade, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Ringwood-Ramapo Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto Dollar Hill, heading N.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Six Bridges Loop, heading W.
- 250 ftReach Cheshire Lane Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Dollar Hill, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Ringwood-Ramapo Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Catnest Trail-Renegade, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Ringwood-Ramapo Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left onto Catnest Swamp Road, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Ringwood-Ramapo Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Cheshire Lane Trail, heading S.
- 200 ftBear left onto Catnest Swamp Road, heading S.
- 100 ftBear left onto Cheshire Lane Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Copper Hill Park Access, heading S.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
79% dirt21% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 7:22 PM
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
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