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.
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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
- Start on Tamarack Road/Hoeferlin Memorial Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Tamarack Loop, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Schuber Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass Lake Tamarack.
- 0.9 miPass Lake Vreeland.
- 50 ftBear right onto Millstone/Schuber Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Millstone Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftReach Lake Tamarack, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Millstone/Schuber Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left onto Schuber Trail, heading W.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Tamarack Loop, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Tamarack Road/Hoeferlin Memorial Trail, heading SW.
- 50 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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