LeGrande Viewpoint–Ramapo Lake, 4 sights is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Ramapo Mountain State Forest near Oakland, NJ. The route passes Ramapo Lake before reaching LeGrande Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.9 miles in. It climbs 604 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi499 – 840 ft · steepest grade: 21%4.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Castle Loop Trail 41.04703, -74.25168
Nearest town Oakland, NJ
Directions
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LeGrande Viewpoint–Ramapo Lake, 4 sights
3.7 mi · ▲ 604 ft · 1 hr 32 min
Elevation 499–841 ft
Out & Back · Ramapo Mountain State Forest
Trailhead: Castle Loop Trail · 41.04703, -74.25168
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Castle Loop Trail, heading SW.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Ramapo Park, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Castle Loop Trail, heading S.
- 0.9 miPass Ramapo Lake.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 150 ftSharp right onto Ramapo Lake Spur/Castle Loop Trail, heading SW.
- 200 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto South Shore Drive/Ramapo Lake Loop Trail, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn left onto LeGrande Loop Trail, heading NW.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftReach LeGrande Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto South Shore Drive/Ramapo Lake Loop Trail, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Ramapo Lake Spur/Castle Loop Trail, heading NW.
- 200 ftSharp left onto Castle Loop Trail, heading NW.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.9 miBear right onto Ramapo Park, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Castle Loop Trail, heading E.
- 300 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
96% dirt2% paved2% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 7:22 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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