Ramapo Valley County Reservation

Lake Tamarack–Lake Vreeland, 3 lakes

2.9 mi · ▲ 447 ft · 1 hr 11 min

Lake Tamarack–Lake Vreeland, 3 lakes is a 2.9-mile out-and-back in Ramapo Valley County Reservation near Oakland, NJ. The route passes Lake Tamarack before reaching Lake Vreeland at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It climbs 447 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 31/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi610 – 846 ft3.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Upper Parking Trailhead 41.04779, -74.25172
Nearest town Oakland, NJ

Directions

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Lake Tamarack–Lake Vreeland, 3 lakes

2.9 mi · ▲ 447 ft · 1 hr 11 min

Elevation 611–847 ft

Out & Back · Ramapo Valley County Reservation

Trailhead: Upper Parking Trailhead · 41.04779, -74.25172

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

  1. Start on Tamarack Road/Hoeferlin Memorial Trail, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftTurn right onto Tamarack Loop, heading E.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left onto Schuber Trail, heading NE.
  4. 50 ftPass Lake Tamarack.
  5. 0.9 miPass Lake Vreeland.
  6. 50 ftBear right onto Millstone/Schuber Trail, heading NE.
  7. 50 ftTurn right onto Millstone Trail, heading NE.
  8. 0.2 miSharp left, heading E.
  9. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  11. 50 ftReach Lake Tamarack, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  13. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  14. 0.2 miTurn left onto Millstone/Schuber Trail, heading W.
  15. 50 ftBear left onto Schuber Trail, heading W.
  16. 0.9 miTurn right onto Tamarack Loop, heading S.
  17. 0.3 miTurn left onto Tamarack Road/Hoeferlin Memorial Trail, heading SW.
  18. 50 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

84% dirt13% gravel3% unspecified

Weather

Partly cloudyTemperature 73°F54°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV6Humidity67%
Rained 0.3″ 4 days ago (0.6″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
75°50°
Sunrise 6:30 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:22 PM
Tue 76°57°
Wed 83°59°
Thu 84°64° 30%
Fri 75°56° 21%
Sat 76°54°
Sun 84°62°

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