MacMillan Reservoir–Mill Race Ruins, 5 sights is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Ramapo Valley County Reservation near Erskine, NJ. The route passes Mill Race Ruins and MacMillan Reservoir before reaching Scarlet Oak Pond at the turnaround, 2 miles in. It climbs 627 ft. It scores 51/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi246 – 758 ft4.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Schuber Trail 41.08244, -74.22378
Nearest town Erskine, NJ
Directions
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MacMillan Reservoir–Mill Race Ruins, 5 sights
4.5 mi · ▲ 627 ft · 1 hr 49 min
Elevation 246–758 ft
Out & Back · Ramapo Valley County Reservation
Trailhead: Schuber Trail · 41.08244, -74.22378
Weather Sep 7: Overcast, high 73°F / low 56° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Mountain Road, heading S.
- 1 miTurn right onto Rocky Mountain Connector, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Ridge Loop Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miPass Mill Race Ruins.
- 0.3 miPass MacMillan Reservoir.
- 50 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 ftContinue straight onto Ridge Loop Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miPass Scarlet Oak Pond.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Vista-Ridge Connector Trail, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Pond/Vista Loop Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Pond Loop Trail, heading NE.
- 450 ftReach MacMillan Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Pond/Vista Loop Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Vista-Ridge Connector Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Ridge Loop Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Ridge/Vista Loop Trail, heading NW.
- 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 W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Schuber Trail, heading NW.
- 1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
35% dirt12% paved10% gravel43% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 73°F56°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV6Humidity64%
Rained 0.3″ 4 days ago (0.5″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
75°55°
Sunrise 6:30 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:22 PM
Tue
76°61°
Wed
84°61°
Thu
86°66°
30%
Fri
76°58°
21%
Sat
78°56°
Sun
85°64°
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- MacMillan Reservoir Overlook–Ridge Overlook, 6 sights 4.3 mi · ▲ 636 ft
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- Mill Race Ruins–Marsh Loop Trail, 5 sights 4.7 mi · ▲ 591 ft
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