Monroe Ridge–Cactus Ledge Loop, 12 sights is a 3.7-mile loop in Ramapo Valley County Reservation near Darlington, NJ. The route passes Cactus Ledge, Scarlet Oak Pond, Lake Henry and 3 more. It climbs 977 ft, with sections as steep as 30% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 26/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi246 – 866 ft · steepest grade: 30%4.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.09044, -74.18689
Nearest town Darlington, NJ
Directions
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Monroe Ridge–Cactus Ledge Loop, 12 sights
3.7 mi · ▲ 977 ft · 1 hr 43 min
Elevation 245–867 ft
Loop · Ramapo Valley County Reservation
Trailhead: 41.09044, -74.18689
Weather Sep 7: Overcast, high 75°F / low 57° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:21 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 400 ftBear left onto Halifax Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Vista Loop, heading SW.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Cactus Ledge.
- 0.2 miPass Scarlet Oak Pond.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Pond Loop Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miPass Lake Henry.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Vista Spur Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Vista.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Pond/Vista Loop Trail, heading NW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Vista-Ridge Connector Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Ridge Loop Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Vista Loop Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Ridge/Vista Loop Trail, heading NW.
- 500 ftBear left onto Ridge Loop Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Havemeyer Trail, heading NW.
- 250 ftPass Monroe Ridge.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Havemeyer / White Trail, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Havemeyer Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miPass Havemeyer Hollow.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Halifax Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.2 miThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
73% dirt20% gravel7% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 75°F57°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV6Humidity63%
Rained 0.2″ 4 days ago (0.4″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
75°55°
Sunrise 6:30 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:21 PM
Tue
78°61°
Wed
85°61°
Thu
86°67°
30%
Fri
77°58°
21%
Sat
79°57°
Sun
86°64°
More from this trailhead
- Ridge Overlook–Cactus Ledge, 7 sights 2.1 mi · ▲ 854 ft
- Havemeyer Hollow–Halifax Trail Loop, 3 sights 2.9 mi · ▲ 558 ft
- Cactus Ledge–Scarlet Oak Pond, 10 sights 3.1 mi · ▲ 855 ft
- Tenessee Gas Service Road & White Trail 4.2 mi · ▲ 781 ft
- Sliver Lake–Tenessee Gas Service Road, 3 sights 7.1 mi · ▲ 1,273 ft
- Five Ponds Viewpoint–Glasmere Ponds, 8 sights 8.5 mi · ▲ 1,607 ft
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