Ramapo Mountain State Forest
Iaoapogh Lake–Cannonball Lake, 4 sights
4.7 mi · ▲ 572 ft · 1 hr 51 min
Iaoapogh Lake–Cannonball Lake, 4 sights is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Ramapo Mountain State Forest near Erskine Lakes, NJ. The route passes Cannonball Lake and Iaoapogh Lake. It climbs 572 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 68/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi512 – 942 ft5.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.08591, -74.22695
Nearest town Erskine Lakes, NJ
Directions
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Iaoapogh Lake–Cannonball Lake, 4 sights
4.7 mi · ▲ 572 ft · 1 hr 51 min
Elevation 512–943 ft
Out & Back · Ramapo Mountain State Forest
Trailhead: 41.08591, -74.22695
Weather Sep 7: Overcast, high 72°F / low 56° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Cannonball Lake.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 250 ftSharp right onto Cannonball Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Erskine Connector Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Iaoapogh Lake.
- 1 miBear left onto Ringwood-Ramapo Trail, heading W.
- 400 ftBear right onto Cheshire Lane Trail, heading S.
- 250 ftBear left onto Catnest Swamp Road, heading SW.
- 100 ftBear left onto Cheshire Lane Trail, heading SW.
- 1 miReach Iaoapogh Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 miBear right onto Catnest Swamp Road, heading N.
- 100 ftBear right onto Cheshire Lane Trail, heading NE.
- 200 ftBear left onto Ringwood-Ramapo Trail, heading NE.
- 450 ftBear right onto Erskine Connector Trail, heading N.
- 1 miTurn right onto Cannonball Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
94% dirt6% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 72°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°60°
Wed
84°60°
Thu
85°66°
30%
Fri
76°57°
21%
Sat
77°55°
Sun
85°63°
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