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.
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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
- Start on Crossover Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Tennesee Gas Service Road, heading E.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Old Morris Road, heading E.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Tennesee Gas Service Road, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Skylands Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right onto Tennesee Gas Service Road, heading E.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Pierson Ridge Trail, heading SE.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Crossover Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Crossover/Hofferlin Memorial Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miPass Ilgenstein Rock.
- 50 ftBear right onto Crossover Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Cannonball Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miPass Iaoapogh Lake.
- 50 ftPass Cannonball Lake.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Yellow Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Algonquin Gas Service Road, heading S.
- 0.3 miReach Ilgenstein Rock, 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 N.
- 0.7 miSharp left onto Crossover Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Crossover/Hofferlin Memorial Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Crossover Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Pierson Ridge Trail, heading W.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Tennesee Gas Service Road, heading NE.
- 0.8 miBear left onto Skylands Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Tennesee Gas Service Road, heading N.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Old Morris Road, heading NW.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Tennesee Gas Service Road, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miArrive 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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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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