Ramapo Mountain State Forest
Old Guard Viewpoint–Old Guard/Ringwood-Ramapo Viewpoint, 4 sights
4.7 mi · ▲ 559 ft · 1 hr 51 min
Old Guard Viewpoint–Old Guard/Ringwood-Ramapo Viewpoint, 4 sights is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Ramapo Mountain State Forest near Erskine, NJ. The route passes Old Guard/Ringwood-Ramapo Viewpoint before reaching Old Guard Viewpoint at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It climbs 559 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 55/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Old Guard Viewpoint–Old Guard/Ringwood-Ramapo Viewpoint, 4 sights
4.7 mi · ▲ 559 ft · 1 hr 51 min
Elevation 498–1,018 ft
Out & Back · Ramapo Mountain State Forest
Trailhead: Cheshire Lane Access · 41.08106, -74.24847
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Start on Cheshire Lane Access, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Cheshire Lane Trail, heading NE.
- 1 miBear right onto Catnest Swamp Road, heading N.
- 100 ftBear right onto Cheshire Lane Trail, heading NE.
- 250 ftSharp right onto Ringwood-Ramapo Trail, heading NE.
- 1.1 miPass Old Guard/Ringwood-Ramapo Viewpoint.
- 150 ftBear left onto Old Guard/Ringwood-Ramapo Trail, heading S.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Ringwood-Ramapo Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftReach Old Guard Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Old Guard/Ringwood-Ramapo Trail, heading S.
- 450 ftBear right onto Ringwood-Ramapo Trail, heading S.
- 1.1 miSharp left onto Cheshire Lane Trail, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear left onto Catnest Swamp Road, heading NE.
- 100 ftBear left onto Cheshire Lane Trail, heading NE.
- 1 miBear left onto Cheshire Lane Access, heading S.
- 400 ftArrive 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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- Bikes allowed on the whole route
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