Ramapo Valley County Reservation
Ilgenstein Rock–Iaoapogh Lake, 4 lakes
3.1 mi · ▲ 561 ft · 1 hr 19 min
Ilgenstein Rock–Iaoapogh Lake, 4 lakes is a 3.1-mile out-and-back in Ramapo Valley County Reservation near Erskine, NJ. The route passes Cannonball Lake and Iaoapogh Lake before reaching Ilgenstein Rock at the turnaround, 1.6 miles in. It climbs 561 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 79/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Ilgenstein Rock–Iaoapogh Lake, 4 lakes
3.1 mi · ▲ 561 ft · 1 hr 19 min
Elevation 545–1,106 ft
Out & Back · Ramapo Valley County Reservation
Trailhead: 41.07930, -74.22348
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:43 AM · sunset 6:59 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Yellow Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Cannonball Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miPass Cannonball Lake.
- 0.2 miPass Iaoapogh Lake.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Crossover Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miReach Ilgenstein Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Cannonball Trail, heading S.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Yellow Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 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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