Ramapo Mountain State Forest
Lake Tamarack & Schuber Trail via Castle Loop Trail
1 mi · ▲ 120 ft · 24 min
Lake Tamarack & Schuber Trail via Castle Loop Trail is a 1-mile out-and-back in Ramapo Mountain State Forest near Oakland, NJ. The route reaches Lake Tamarack at the turnaround, 0.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 120 ft of elevation gain. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Lake Tamarack & Schuber Trail via Castle Loop Trail
1 mi · ▲ 120 ft · 24 min
Elevation 695–851 ft
Out & Back · Ramapo Mountain State Forest
Trailhead: Castle Loop Trail · 41.04703, -74.25168
Weather Sep 7: Partly cloudy, high 73°F / low 54° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Castle Loop Trail, heading N.
- 250 ftBear right onto Tamarack Road/Hoeferlin Memorial Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Tamarack Loop, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Schuber Trail, heading NE.
- 250 ftReach Lake Tamarack, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Tamarack Loop Trail, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Tamarack Road, heading S.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Tamarack Loop, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Tamarack Road/Hoeferlin Memorial Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left onto Castle Loop Trail, heading W.
- 150 ftArrive 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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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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