Ramapo Valley County Reservation
Middle Valley Lookout–Laurel Hollow, 7 sights
3.8 mi · ▲ 629 ft · 1 hr 35 min
Middle Valley Lookout–Laurel Hollow, 7 sights is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in Ramapo Valley County Reservation near Erskine, NJ. The route passes Lake Vreeland, Laurel Hollow and Middle Valley Lookout. It climbs 629 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 67/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Middle Valley Lookout–Laurel Hollow, 7 sights
3.8 mi · ▲ 629 ft · 1 hr 35 min
Elevation 598–940 ft
Out & Back · Ramapo Valley County Reservation
Trailhead: Millstone Trail · 41.06224, -74.23758
Weather Sep 7: Overcast, high 73°F / low 56° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · 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.
- 50 ftReach Middle Valley Lookout, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Yellow Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Algonquin Gas Service Road, heading SW.
- 0.4 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 SW.
- 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.
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- 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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