Ramapo Mountain State Forest
Iaoapogh Lake–Cannonball Lake, 6 sights
5.4 mi · ▲ 770 ft · 2 hr 11 min
Iaoapogh Lake–Cannonball Lake, 6 sights is a 5.4-mile out-and-back in Ramapo Mountain State Forest near Erskine Lakes, NJ. The route passes Iaoapogh Lake and Cannonball Lake. It climbs 770 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi581 – 942 ft5.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Whaleback Access 41.10579, -74.24576
Nearest town Erskine Lakes, NJ
Directions
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Iaoapogh Lake–Cannonball Lake, 6 sights
5.4 mi · ▲ 770 ft · 2 hr 11 min
Elevation 579–943 ft
Out & Back · Ramapo Mountain State Forest
Trailhead: Whaleback Access · 41.10579, -74.24576
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
- 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 Iaoapogh Lake.
- 50 ftPass Cannonball Lake.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Cannonball Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Yellow Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Algonquin Gas Service Road, heading S.
- 0.3 miReach Iaoapogh Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Yellow Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Cannonball Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Erskine Connector Trail, heading N.
- 1 miSharp right onto Ringwood-Ramapo Trail, heading NW.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Catnest Swamp Road, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Ringwood-Ramapo Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right onto Catnest Trail-Renegade, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Ringwood-Ramapo Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
- 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.
Trail surface
83% dirt17% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 7:22 PM
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