MacMillan Reservoir Overlook–Ridge Overlook, 6 sights is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Ramapo Valley County Reservation near Erskine, NJ. The route passes MacMillan Reservoir and MacMillan Reservoir Overlook before reaching Ridge Overlook at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It climbs 636 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 64/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi512 – 758 ft · steepest grade: 18%4.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Schuber Trail 41.08244, -74.22378
Nearest town Erskine, NJ
Directions
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MacMillan Reservoir Overlook–Ridge Overlook, 6 sights
4.3 mi · ▲ 636 ft · 1 hr 45 min
Elevation 512–758 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 N.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Brookside Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Reservoir Loop, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass MacMillan Reservoir.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Vista Loop Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass MacMillan Reservoir Overlook.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Ridge Overlook.
- 50 ftReach MacMillan Reservoir Overlook, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Reservoir Loop, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Brookside Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Ridge Loop Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Rocky Mountain Connector, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Schuber Trail, heading N.
- 1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 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
54% dirt1% paved45% 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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