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Ramapo Mountain State Forest

Pool Hollow Viewpoint–Ramapo Lake, 5 sights

4.5 mi · ▲ 506 ft · 1 hr 45 min

Pool Hollow Viewpoint–Ramapo Lake, 5 sights is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Ramapo Mountain State Forest near Oakland, NJ. The route passes Pool Hollow Viewpoint and Ramapo Lake before reaching South Shore Drive/Ramapo Lake Viewpoint at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It climbs 506 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 18/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi233 – 617 ft · steepest grade: 24%4.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.01408, -74.27813
Nearest town Oakland, NJ
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Pool Hollow Viewpoint–Ramapo Lake, 5 sights

4.5 mi · ▲ 506 ft · 1 hr 45 min

Elevation 232–616 ft

Out & Back · Ramapo Mountain State Forest

Trailhead: 41.01408, -74.27813

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:43 AM · sunset 7:00 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  3. 250 ftBear left, heading N.
  4. 350 ftBear right onto South Ridge Trail, heading N.
  5. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Pool Hollow Trail, heading N.
  6. 0.3 miPass Pool Hollow Viewpoint.
  7. 350 ftSharp left, heading E.
  8. 0.1 miBear left onto LeGrande-Lake Connector Trail, heading NW.
  9. 450 ftPass Ramapo Lake.
  10. 150 ftTurn right onto South Shore Drive/Ramapo Lake Loop Trail, heading N.
  11. 0.8 miPass South Shore Drive/Ramapo Lake Viewpoint.
  12. 0.1 miReach Pool Hollow Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 0.9 miTurn left onto LeGrande-Lake Connector Trail, heading SW.
  14. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  15. 0.1 miSharp right onto Pool Hollow Trail, heading SE.
  16. 0.2 miSharp left, heading W.
  17. 0.2 miContinue straight onto South Ridge Trail, heading NW.
  18. 0.6 miBear left, heading S.
  19. 350 ftBear right, heading S.
  20. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  21. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/pool-hollow-viewpoint-ramapo-lake-out-back-5-sights-7-km-6519

Trail surface

90% dirt3% paved7% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:43 AMSunset 7:00 PM

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