MacMillan Brook Falls–MacMillan Reservoir, 12 sights is a 10.4-mile out-and-back in Ramapo Valley County Reservation near Oakland, NJ. The route passes Lake Tamarack, Lake Vreeland, Laurel Hollow and 4 more before reaching Middle Valley at the turnaround, 5.2 miles in. It climbs 1,787 ft. It scores 53/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi249 – 942 ft11.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Upper Parking Trailhead 41.04779, -74.25172
Nearest town Oakland, NJ
Directions
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MacMillan Brook Falls–MacMillan Reservoir, 12 sights
10.4 mi · ▲ 1,787 ft · 4 hr 22 min
Elevation 250–940 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 left onto Mary Post Road/Schuber Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Old Guard/Schuber Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Old Guard Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miPass Laurel Hollow.
- 0.2 miPass Middle Valley Lookout.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Algonquin Gas Service Road, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Yellow Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Schuber Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Mountain Road, heading NE.
- 1 miTurn right onto Rocky Mountain Connector, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Ridge Loop Trail, heading N.
- 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 E.
- 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 SE.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Ridge Loop Trail, heading NW.
- 500 ftContinue 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 W.
- 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 NW.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Old Guard/Schuber Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Mary Post Road/Schuber Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Millstone/Schuber Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Schuber Trail, heading SW.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Tamarack Loop, heading W.
- 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.
Trail surface
57% dirt3% paved40% unspecified
Weather
Partly cloudyTemperature 73°F54°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV6Humidity67%
Rained 0.3″ 4 days ago (0.6″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
75°50°
Sunrise 6:30 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:22 PM
Tue
76°57°
Wed
83°59°
Thu
84°64°
30%
Fri
75°56°
21%
Sat
76°54°
Sun
84°62°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Upper Parking Trailhead Trailhead
- Castle Viewpoint & Hoeferlin Memorial Trail via Castle Loop Trail 1 mi · ▲ 96 ft
- Lake Tamarack & Schuber Trail via Castle Loop Trail 1 mi · ▲ 120 ft
- Todd Hill–Todd Lookout Loop, 6 viewpoints 1.7 mi · ▲ 320 ft
- Water Tower Ruins–Ramapo Lake Loop, 8 sights 2.3 mi · ▲ 431 ft
- Matapan Rock–Algonquin Gas Service Road, 4 sights 2.7 mi · ▲ 252 ft
- Lake Tamarack–Lake Vreeland, 3 lakes 2.9 mi · ▲ 447 ft
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