Ramapo Mountain State Forest

Gatun Pond–Catnest Trail-Renegade, 3 sights

3.3 mi · ▲ 275 ft · 1 hr 14 min

Gatun Pond–Catnest Trail-Renegade, 3 sights is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Ramapo Mountain State Forest near Erskine, NJ. The route reaches Gatun Pond at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It climbs 275 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 69/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi587 – 787 ft3.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Copper Hill Park Access 41.08973, -74.24617
Nearest town Erskine, NJ

Directions

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Gatun Pond–Catnest Trail-Renegade, 3 sights

3.3 mi · ▲ 275 ft · 1 hr 14 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

  1. Start on Copper Hill Park Access, heading E.
  2. 0.2 miBear left onto Cheshire Lane Trail, heading N.
  3. 0.4 miBear right onto Catnest Swamp Road, heading NE.
  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 left onto Ringwood-Ramapo Trail, heading N.
  9. 100 ftBear right onto Catnest Trail-Renegade, heading N.
  10. 0.6 miBear left onto Ice Pond Road, heading NE.
  11. 300 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  12. 250 ftTurn left onto Five Ponds Loop Trail, heading NE.
  13. 100 ftReach Gatun Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  15. 300 ftTurn left onto Ice Pond Road, heading N.
  16. 250 ftBear right onto Catnest Trail-Renegade, heading N.
  17. 0.6 miBear left onto Ringwood-Ramapo Trail, heading SW.
  18. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  19. 50 ftBear left onto Catnest Swamp Road, heading SW.
  20. 0.2 miTurn left onto Ringwood-Ramapo Trail, heading SE.
  21. 0.1 miBear right onto Cheshire Lane Trail, heading S.
  22. 200 ftBear left onto Catnest Swamp Road, heading S.
  23. 100 ftBear left onto Cheshire Lane Trail, heading S.
  24. 0.4 miBear right onto Copper Hill Park Access, heading SW.
  25. 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

85% dirt15% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 7:22 PM

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