Ringwood State Park

Ilgenstein Rock–Iaoapogh Lake, 8 sights

10.5 mi · ▲ 1,411 ft · 4 hr 12 min

Ilgenstein Rock–Iaoapogh Lake, 8 sights is a 10.5-mile out-and-back in Ringwood State Park near Skylands, NJ. The route passes Ilgenstein Rock, Iaoapogh Lake and Cannonball Lake. It climbs 1,411 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi551 – 1,135 ft · steepest grade: 18%10.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Crossover Trail 41.13253, -74.23982
Nearest town Skylands, NJ

Directions

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Ilgenstein Rock–Iaoapogh Lake, 8 sights

10.5 mi · ▲ 1,411 ft · 4 hr 12 min

Elevation 553–1,136 ft

Out & Back · Ringwood State Park

Trailhead: Crossover Trail · 41.13253, -74.23982

Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:22 PM

  1. Start on Crossover Trail, heading S.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left onto Tennesee Gas Service Road, heading E.
  3. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Old Morris Road, heading E.
  4. 250 ftContinue straight onto Tennesee Gas Service Road, heading E.
  5. 0.4 miTurn left onto Skylands Trail, heading E.
  6. 50 ftBear right onto Tennesee Gas Service Road, heading E.
  7. 0.8 miTurn right onto Pierson Ridge Trail, heading SE.
  8. 0.9 miTurn left onto Crossover Trail, heading SW.
  9. 0.5 miTurn right onto Crossover/Hofferlin Memorial Trail, heading SE.
  10. 0.4 miPass Ilgenstein Rock.
  11. 50 ftBear right onto Crossover Trail, heading S.
  12. 0.2 miSharp right onto Cannonball Trail, heading E.
  13. 0.3 miPass Iaoapogh Lake.
  14. 50 ftPass Cannonball Lake.
  15. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Yellow Trail, heading SW.
  16. 0.4 miTurn left onto Algonquin Gas Service Road, heading S.
  17. 0.3 miReach Ilgenstein Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  18. 0.3 miTurn right onto Yellow Trail, heading SW.
  19. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Cannonball Trail, heading N.
  20. 0.7 miSharp left onto Crossover Trail, heading NE.
  21. 0.2 miBear left onto Crossover/Hofferlin Memorial Trail, heading N.
  22. 0.4 miTurn left onto Crossover Trail, heading NE.
  23. 0.5 miTurn right onto Pierson Ridge Trail, heading W.
  24. 0.9 miTurn left onto Tennesee Gas Service Road, heading NE.
  25. 0.8 miBear left onto Skylands Trail, heading N.
  26. 50 ftTurn right onto Tennesee Gas Service Road, heading N.
  27. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Old Morris Road, heading NW.
  28. 250 ftContinue straight onto Tennesee Gas Service Road, heading N.
  29. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  30. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

58% dirt42% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 7:22 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.4 mi in (~74 min). Leave by 5:48 PM for the 7:22 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:42 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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