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Ringwood State Park

Old Cranberry Road–Old Morris Road/Shepherd Lake Trail, 3 sights

3.8 mi · ▲ 346 ft · 1 hr 26 min

Old Cranberry Road–Old Morris Road/Shepherd Lake Trail, 3 sights is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in Ringwood State Park near Skylands, NJ. It climbs 346 ft. It scores 63/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi699 – 830 ft4.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Crossover Trail 41.12748, -74.23706
Nearest town Skylands, NJ
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Old Cranberry Road–Old Morris Road/Shepherd Lake Trail, 3 sights

3.8 mi · ▲ 346 ft · 1 hr 26 min

Elevation 700–830 ft

Out & Back · Ringwood State Park

Trailhead: Crossover Trail · 41.12748, -74.23706

Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:22 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Old Morris Road, heading E.
  2. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Old Morris Road/Shepherd Lake Trail, heading E.
  3. 0.4 miContinue straight onto White's Road, heading NE.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left onto Old Cranberry Road, heading NE.
  5. 0.6 miReach Old Morris Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.6 miTurn right onto White's Road, heading SE.
  7. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Old Morris Road/Shepherd Lake Trail, heading SW.
  8. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Old Morris Road, heading SW.
  9. 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/old-cranberry-road-old-morris-road-shepherd-lake-trail-out-back-3-sights-6-km

Weather

Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 7:22 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:00 PM for the 7:22 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:38 PM — 12 min before dark.

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  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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