MacMillan Brook Falls–Scarlet Oak Pond Loop, 5 sights is a 1.6-mile loop in Ramapo Valley County Reservation near Darlington, NJ. The route passes Scarlet Oak Pond, Middle Valley, MacMillan Brook Falls and Vista. It is mostly level, with 215 ft of elevation gain. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi240 – 446 ft1.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.07729, -74.18699
Nearest town Darlington, NJ
Directions
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MacMillan Brook Falls–Scarlet Oak Pond Loop, 5 sights
1.6 mi · ▲ 215 ft · 38 min
Elevation 239–446 ft
Loop · Ramapo Valley County Reservation
Trailhead: 41.07729, -74.18699
Weather Sep 7: Overcast, high 76°F / low 57° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:21 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Vista Spur Trail, heading W.
- 250 ftPass Scarlet Oak Pond.
- 50 ftTurn left onto River Loop, heading NW.
- 0.4 miPass Middle Valley.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Vista Loop/Waterfall Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftPass MacMillan Brook Falls.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Ridge Loop Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Vista-Ridge Connector Trail, heading NE.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Pond/Vista Loop Trail, heading NE.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Vista Spur Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miPass Vista.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
58% dirt29% gravel8% paved1% boardwalk4% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 76°F57°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV6Humidity63%
Rained 0.2″ 4 days ago (0.4″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
80°55°
Sunrise 6:30 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:21 PM
Tue
79°61°
Wed
85°61°
Thu
80°67°
30%
Fri
76°56°
22%
Sat
80°56°
Sun
84°59°
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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