Ramapo Mountain State Forest

Matapan Rock–Algonquin Gas Service Road, 4 sights

2.7 mi · ▲ 252 ft · 1 hr 2 min

Matapan Rock–Algonquin Gas Service Road, 4 sights is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Ramapo Mountain State Forest near Oakland, NJ. The route reaches Matapan Rock at the turnaround, 1.4 miles in. It climbs 252 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi817 – 988 ft · steepest grade: 19%2.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Upper Parking Trailhead 41.04779, -74.25172
Nearest town Oakland, NJ

Directions

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Matapan Rock–Algonquin Gas Service Road, 4 sights

2.7 mi · ▲ 252 ft · 1 hr 2 min

Elevation 819–989 ft

Out & Back · Ramapo Mountain State Forest

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

  1. Start on Tamarack Road/Hoeferlin Memorial Trail, heading N.
  2. 50 ftBear left onto Hoeferlin Memorial Trail, heading N.
  3. 0.4 miBear right onto Cannonball / Hoeferlin Memorial Trail, heading N.
  4. 0.6 miBear right onto Algonquin Gas Service Road, heading N.
  5. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  6. 0.1 miTurn left onto Matapan Rock Trail, heading NW.
  7. 50 ftTurn right onto Cannonball / Hoeferlin Memorial Trail, heading N.
  8. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  9. 350 ftReach Matapan Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 350 ftTurn left onto Matapan Rock Trail, heading S.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  12. 0.1 miBear right onto Algonquin Gas Service Road, heading S.
  13. 0.2 miBear left onto Cannonball / Hoeferlin Memorial Trail, heading S.
  14. 0.6 miBear left onto Hoeferlin Memorial Trail, heading SW.
  15. 0.4 miBear right onto Tamarack Road/Hoeferlin Memorial Trail, heading S.
  16. 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

74% dirt26% 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°

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