LeGrande Viewpoint–Ramapo Lake, 7 lakes is a 6.4-mile out-and-back in Ramapo Mountain State Forest near Erskine, NJ. The route passes Lake Vreeland, Lake Tamarack, Ramapo Lake and South Shore Drive/Ramapo Lake Viewpoint before reaching LeGrande Viewpoint at the turnaround, 3.2 miles in. It climbs 1,065 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 23/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi541 – 846 ft6.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Millstone Trail 41.06224, -74.23758
Nearest town Erskine, NJ
Directions
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LeGrande Viewpoint–Ramapo Lake, 7 lakes
6.4 mi · ▲ 1,065 ft · 2 hr 40 min
Elevation 541–847 ft
Out & Back · Ramapo Mountain State Forest
Trailhead: Millstone Trail · 41.06224, -74.23758
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Millstone Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Lake Vreeland.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Millstone/Schuber Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Schuber Trail, heading S.
- 0.8 miPass Lake Tamarack.
- 300 ftTurn right onto Tamarack Loop, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Tamarack Road/Hoeferlin Memorial Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Castle Loop Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Ramapo Park, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Castle Loop Trail, heading SW.
- 0.9 miPass Ramapo Lake.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Rye Cliff Road, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Castle Loop Trail, heading W.
- 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 S.
- 450 ftPass South Shore Drive/Ramapo Lake Viewpoint.
- 50 ftBear left onto LeGrande Loop Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miReach LeGrande Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miBear right onto South Shore Drive/Ramapo Lake Loop Trail, heading NE.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Ramapo Lake Spur/Castle Loop Trail, heading NE.
- 150 ftSharp left onto Castle Loop Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Rye Cliff Road, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Castle Loop Trail, heading E.
- 0.9 miBear right onto Ramapo Park, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Castle Loop Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Tamarack Road/Hoeferlin Memorial Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Tamarack Loop, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Schuber Trail, heading N.
- 0.9 miBear right onto Millstone/Schuber Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Millstone Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
91% dirt6% gravel2% paved1% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 7:22 PM
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Millstone Trail Trailhead
- Matapan Rock–Lake Vreeland, 4 sights 1.6 mi · ▲ 343 ft
- Tamarack Viewpoint–Lake Tamarack, 4 lakes 2.5 mi · ▲ 254 ft
- Twin Hill–North Lookout, 9 sights 3.1 mi · ▲ 485 ft
- Lake Vreeland–Millstone Trail Loop, 6 sights 3.2 mi · ▲ 669 ft
- Suzi's Rock–Middle Valley Lookout Loop, 10 sights 3.2 mi · ▲ 462 ft
- Todd Hill–Todd Lookout, 6 lakes 3.3 mi · ▲ 364 ft
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