MacMillan Reservoir Overlook–MacMillan Reservoir, 9 sights is a 7.3-mile out-and-back in Ramapo Valley County Reservation near Erskine, NJ. The route passes Lake Vreeland, Laurel Hollow, Middle Valley Lookout and MacMillan Reservoir before reaching MacMillan Reservoir Overlook at the turnaround, 3.6 miles in. It climbs 1,069 ft. It scores 70/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi512 – 942 ft7.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Millstone Trail 41.06224, -74.23758
Nearest town Erskine, NJ
Directions
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MacMillan Reservoir Overlook–MacMillan Reservoir, 9 sights
7.3 mi · ▲ 1,069 ft · 2 hr 58 min
Elevation 512–940 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.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Brookside Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miPass MacMillan Reservoir.
- 150 ftBear left onto Reservoir Loop, heading SE.
- 0.3 miReach MacMillan Reservoir Overlook, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Brookside Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Ridge Loop Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Rocky Mountain Connector, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Schuber Trail, heading SW.
- 1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Yellow Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Algonquin Gas Service Road, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Old Guard Trail, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Old Guard/Schuber Trail, heading S.
- 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
30% dirt70% 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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