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.

Elevation

0 mi597 – 1,102 ft · steepest grade: 24%3.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Schuber Trail 41.08244, -74.22378
Nearest town Erskine, NJ

Directions

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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

  1. Start on Schuber Trail, heading SW.
  2. 0.4 miSharp right onto Yellow Trail, heading N.
  3. 0.5 miSharp left onto Cannonball Trail, heading W.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right onto Old Guard Trail, heading SW.
  5. 0.4 miTurn right onto Hoeferlin Memorial Trail, heading N.
  6. 0.4 miSharp right onto Green Trail, heading N.
  7. 50 ftPass High Mountain.
  8. 50 ftPass Erskine Lookout.
  9. 0.3 miSharp left onto Cannonball Trail, heading E.
  10. 50 ftPass Cannonball Lake.
  11. 0.1 miPass Iaoapogh Lake.
  12. 0.7 miPass Bear Swamp Lake.
  13. 200 ftTurn right onto Shore Trail, heading NE.
  14. 100 ftTurn right onto Mountain Road, heading NE.
  15. 0.7 miTurn right, heading S.
  16. 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.

Trail surface

71% dirt19% paved10% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 73°F56°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV6Humidity64%
Rained 0.3″ 4 days ago (0.5″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
75°55°
Sunrise 6:30 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:22 PM
Tue 76°61°
Wed 84°61°
Thu 86°66° 30%
Fri 76°58° 21%
Sat 78°56°
Sun 85°64°

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