MacMillan Brook Falls–MacMillan Reservoir, 11 sights is a 7.8-mile out-and-back in Ramapo Valley County Reservation near Erskine, NJ. The route passes Lake Vreeland, Laurel Hollow, Middle Valley Lookout and 3 more before reaching Middle Valley at the turnaround, 3.9 miles in. It climbs 1,380 ft. It scores 62/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi249 – 942 ft8.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Millstone Trail 41.06224, -74.23758
Nearest town Erskine, NJ
Directions
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MacMillan Brook Falls–MacMillan Reservoir, 11 sights
7.8 mi · ▲ 1,380 ft · 3 hr 17 min
Elevation 250–940 ft
Out & Back · Ramapo Valley County Reservation
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 at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Lake Vreeland.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Old Guard Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Old Guard/Schuber Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Old Guard Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miPass Laurel Hollow.
- 0.2 miPass Middle Valley Lookout.
- 100 ftBear left, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Algonquin Gas Service Road, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Yellow Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Schuber Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Mountain Road, heading NE.
- 1 miTurn right onto Rocky Mountain Connector, heading NE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Ridge Loop Trail, heading SE.
- 450 ftPass Mill Race Ruins.
- 0.3 miPass MacMillan Reservoir.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Reservoir Loop, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Ridge Loop Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Ridge/Vista Loop Trail, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Vista Loop/Waterfall Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miPass Middle Valley.
- 350 ftReach MacMillan Brook Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Ridge/Vista Loop Trail, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Ridge Loop Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Reservoir Loop, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Ridge Loop Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Rocky Mountain Connector, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Schuber Trail, heading W.
- 1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Yellow Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Algonquin Gas Service Road, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Old Guard Trail, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Old Guard/Schuber Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Old Guard Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
31% dirt4% paved65% 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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