MacMillan Reservoir Overlook–MacMillan Reservoir, 4 sights is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Ramapo Valley County Reservation near Erskine, NJ. The route passes MacMillan Reservoir before reaching MacMillan Reservoir Overlook at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It climbs 667 ft. It scores 71/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi512 – 758 ft5.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.07930, -74.22348
Nearest town Erskine, NJ
Directions
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MacMillan Reservoir Overlook–MacMillan Reservoir, 4 sights
4.8 mi · ▲ 667 ft · 1 hr 56 min
Elevation 512–758 ft
Out & Back · Ramapo Valley County Reservation
Trailhead: 41.07930, -74.22348
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:43 AM · sunset 6:59 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Schuber Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Mountain Road, heading S.
- 1 miTurn right onto Rocky Mountain Connector, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Ridge Loop Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Brookside Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Reservoir Loop, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass MacMillan Reservoir.
- 0.3 miReach MacMillan Reservoir Overlook, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Brookside Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Ridge Loop Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Rocky Mountain Connector, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Schuber Trail, heading NW.
- 1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.2 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
33% dirt1% paved66% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:43 AMSunset 6:59 PM
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