Ramapo Mountain State Forest
Iaoapogh Lake–Cannonball Lake, 4 sights
3.6 mi · ▲ 551 ft · 1 hr 29 min
Iaoapogh Lake–Cannonball Lake, 4 sights is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Ramapo Mountain State Forest near Erskine Lakes, NJ. The route passes Iaoapogh Lake before reaching Cannonball Lake at the turnaround, 1.7 miles in. It climbs 551 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 74/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Iaoapogh Lake–Cannonball Lake, 4 sights
3.6 mi · ▲ 551 ft · 1 hr 29 min
Elevation 579–943 ft
Out & Back · Ramapo Mountain State Forest
Trailhead: Whaleback Access · 41.10579, -74.24576
Weather Sep 7: Overcast, high 74°F / low 53° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Start on Whaleback Access, heading E.
- 450 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 450 ftBear right onto Ringwood-Ramapo Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Catnest Trail-Renegade, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left onto Ringwood-Ramapo Trail, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left onto Catnest Swamp Road, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Ringwood-Ramapo Trail, heading S.
- 200 ftSharp left onto Erskine Connector Trail, heading S.
- 0.9 miPass Cannonball Lake.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Cannonball Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miReach Iaoapogh Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Erskine Connector Trail, heading S.
- 1 miSharp right onto Ringwood-Ramapo Trail, heading NW.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Catnest Swamp Road, heading NW.
- 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.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
- 450 ftBear left onto Whaleback Access, heading N.
- 100 ftArrive 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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- Bikes allowed on the whole route
More from Whaleback Access Trailhead
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- Weyble Pond–Gatun Pond, 5 sights 2.1 mi · ▲ 312 ft
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