Ramapo Valley County Reservation
High Mountain–Erskine Lookout Loop, 11 sights
3.7 mi · ▲ 545 ft · 1 hr 30 min
High Mountain–Erskine Lookout Loop, 11 sights is a 3.7-mile loop in Ramapo Valley County Reservation near Erskine, NJ. The route passes High Mountain, Erskine Lookout, Cannonball Lake and 2 more. It climbs 545 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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High Mountain–Erskine Lookout Loop, 11 sights
3.7 mi · ▲ 545 ft · 1 hr 30 min
Elevation 598–1,101 ft
Loop · Ramapo Valley County Reservation
Trailhead: Schuber Trail · 41.08244, -74.22378
Weather Sep 7: Overcast, high 73°F / low 56° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
- Start on Schuber Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Yellow Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Cannonball Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Old Guard Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Hoeferlin Memorial Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Green Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftPass High Mountain.
- 50 ftPass Erskine Lookout.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Cannonball Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftPass Cannonball Lake.
- 0.1 miPass Iaoapogh Lake.
- 0.7 miPass Bear Swamp Lake.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Shore Trail, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Mountain Road, heading NE.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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More from Schuber Trail Trailhead
- Bear Swamp Lake & Algonquin Gas Service Road 2.2 mi · ▲ 416 ft
- MacMillan Reservoir Overlook–Ridge Overlook, 6 sights 4.3 mi · ▲ 636 ft
- Twin Hill–North Lookout, 8 sights 4.3 mi · ▲ 894 ft
- MacMillan Reservoir–Mill Race Ruins, 5 sights 4.5 mi · ▲ 627 ft
- Mill Race Ruins–Marsh Loop Trail, 5 sights 4.7 mi · ▲ 591 ft
- Upper Erskine Lake–Iaoapogh Lake, 7 sights 5.1 mi · ▲ 704 ft
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