Ramapo Mountain State Forest
Iaoapogh Lake–Cannonball Lake, 5 sights
4.5 mi · ▲ 705 ft · 1 hr 51 min
Iaoapogh Lake–Cannonball Lake, 5 sights is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Ramapo Mountain State Forest near Ringwood, NJ. The route passes Iaoapogh Lake and Cannonball Lake. It climbs 705 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 74/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi518 – 942 ft5.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Ice Pond Road 41.11087, -74.24135
Nearest town Ringwood, NJ
Directions
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Iaoapogh Lake–Cannonball Lake, 5 sights
4.5 mi · ▲ 705 ft · 1 hr 51 min
Elevation 518–943 ft
Out & Back · Ramapo Mountain State Forest
Trailhead: Ice Pond Road · 41.11087, -74.24135
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
- Start on Ice Pond Road, heading S.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Ice Pond Road/Ringwood-Ramapo Trail, heading S.
- 250 ftBear right, heading S.
- 450 ftBear right onto Ryerson Access, heading SW.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Black Bear Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Ringwood-Ramapo Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Catnest Trail-Renegade, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left onto Ringwood-Ramapo Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Catnest Swamp Road, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Ringwood-Ramapo Trail, heading S.
- 200 ftSharp left onto Erskine Connector Trail, heading S.
- 0.9 miPass Iaoapogh Lake.
- 50 ftPass Cannonball Lake.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Cannonball Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftReach Iaoapogh Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Erskine Connector Trail, heading SW.
- 1 miSharp right onto Ringwood-Ramapo Trail, heading NW.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Catnest Swamp Road, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Ringwood-Ramapo Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Catnest Trail-Renegade, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Ringwood-Ramapo Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Black Bear Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Ryerson Access, heading NW.
- 250 ftBear left, heading N.
- 450 ftBear left onto Ice Pond Road/Ringwood-Ramapo Trail, heading N.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Ice Pond Road, heading N.
- 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
92% dirt8% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 7:22 PM
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