Ramapo Valley County Reservation
Mill Race Ruins–Cannonball Lake, 5 sights
4.7 mi · ▲ 605 ft · 1 hr 52 min
Mill Race Ruins–Cannonball Lake, 5 sights is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Ramapo Valley County Reservation near Erskine Lakes, NJ. The route passes Cannonball Lake before reaching Mill Race Ruins at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It climbs 605 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 73/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Mill Race Ruins–Cannonball Lake, 5 sights
4.7 mi · ▲ 605 ft · 1 hr 52 min
Elevation 598–842 ft
Out & Back · Ramapo Valley County Reservation
Trailhead: 41.08591, -74.22695
Weather Sep 7: Overcast, high 72°F / low 56° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Cannonball Lake.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 250 ftBear right onto Cannonball Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Yellow Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Schuber Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Mountain Road, heading NE.
- 1 miTurn right onto Rocky Mountain Connector, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Ridge Loop Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miReach Mill Race Ruins, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Rocky Mountain Connector, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Schuber Trail, heading NW.
- 1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Yellow Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Cannonball Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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