1. Start on Ice Pond Road, heading S.
2. 400 ftContinue straight onto Ice Pond Road/Ringwood-Ramapo Trail, heading S.
3. 250 ftBear right, heading S.
4. 450 ftBear right onto Ryerson Access, heading SW.
5. 250 ftContinue straight onto Black Bear Trail, heading W.
6. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
7. 450 ftContinue straight onto Ringwood-Ramapo Trail, heading S.
8. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
9. 0.2 miTurn right onto Catnest Trail-Renegade, heading E.
10. 50 ftBear left onto Ringwood-Ramapo Trail, heading E.
11. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
12. 50 ftBear left onto Catnest Swamp Road, heading SE.
13. 0.2 miTurn left onto Ringwood-Ramapo Trail, heading S.
14. 200 ftSharp left onto Erskine Connector Trail, heading S.
15. 0.6 miTurn left onto Hoeferlin Memorial Trail, heading NE.
16. 0.3 miPass Ilgenstein Rock.
17. 150 ftSharp right onto Crossover Trail, heading NE.
18. 0.2 miBear left onto Cannonball Trail, heading S.
19. 0.3 miPass Bear Swamp Lake.
20. 150 ftTurn right onto Shore Trail, heading S.
21. 100 ftBear left onto Mountain Road/Shore Trail, heading S.
22. 0.4 miPass Bear Swamp Lake.
23. 150 ftBear right onto Rocky Mountain Connector, heading N.
24. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Ridge Loop Trail, heading S.
25. 350 ftPass Mill Race Ruins.
26. 250 ftBear right onto Marsh Loop Trail, heading E.
27. 0.3 miSharp right onto Yellow-Silver Trail, heading S.
28. 0.7 miReach Mill Race Ruins, then turn around and head back the way you came.
29. 0.7 miSharp left onto Marsh Loop Trail, heading N.
30. 0.3 miBear left onto Ridge Loop Trail, heading NW.
31. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Rocky Mountain Connector, heading NE.
32. 0.8 miBear left onto Mountain Road/Shore Trail, heading N.
33. 0.4 miBear right onto Shore Trail, heading SW.
34. 100 ftTurn left onto Cannonball Trail, heading SW.
35. 0.4 miBear right onto Crossover Trail, heading NW.
36. 0.2 miSharp left onto Hoeferlin Memorial Trail, heading N.
37. 0.4 miTurn right onto Erskine Connector Trail, heading N.
38. 0.6 miSharp right onto Ringwood-Ramapo Trail, heading NW.
39. 200 ftTurn right onto Catnest Swamp Road, heading N.
40. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
41. 50 ftTurn left onto Ringwood-Ramapo Trail, heading NW.
42. 50 ftBear right onto Catnest Trail-Renegade, heading NW.
43. 50 ftTurn left onto Ringwood-Ramapo Trail, heading NW.
44. 0.5 miTurn right onto Black Bear Trail, heading W.
45. 50 ftContinue straight onto Ryerson Access, heading SW.
46. 250 ftBear left, heading NW.
47. 450 ftBear left onto Ice Pond Road/Ringwood-Ramapo Trail, heading N.
48. 250 ftContinue straight onto Ice Pond Road, heading N.
49. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/mill-race-ruins-bear-swamp-lake-out-back-12-sights