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Profile Rock–Ramapo Lake, 8 viewpoints is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Ramapo Mountain State Forest near Wanaque, NJ. The route passes North Shore Drive/Ramapo Lake Loop/Cannonball Viewpoint, Ramapo Lake Loop/Cannonball Viewpoint, Ramapo Lake and 2 more. It climbs 714 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 44/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi203 – 669 ft · steepest grade: 16%5.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Indian Rock Trail 41.03458, -74.28592
Nearest town Wanaque, NJ

Directions

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Profile Rock–Ramapo Lake, 8 viewpoints

4.6 mi · ▲ 714 ft · 1 hr 53 min

Elevation 203–670 ft

Out & Back · Ramapo Mountain State Forest

Trailhead: Indian Rock Trail · 41.03458, -74.28592

Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:22 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Indian Rock Trail, heading SE.
  2. 0.1 miSharp left onto Cresent, heading E.
  3. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  4. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Pete's Path, heading SE.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right onto Wanaque Ridge Trail, heading SE.
  6. 400 ftSharp left onto Algonquin Gas Transmission Service Road, heading E.
  7. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  8. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  9. 250 ftSharp left onto North Shore Drive, heading E.
  10. 0.3 miPass North Shore Drive/Ramapo Lake Loop/Cannonball Viewpoint.
  11. 50 ftPass Ramapo Lake Loop/Cannonball Viewpoint.
  12. 50 ftPass Ramapo Lake.
  13. 50 ftBear right onto North Shore Drive/Ramapo Lake Loop/Cannonball Trail, heading N.
  14. 0.2 miBear right onto North Shore Drive/Ramapo Lake Loop Trail, heading NE.
  15. 100 ftTurn right onto Ramapo Lake Loop Spur Trail, heading NE.
  16. 300 ftPass Rock Beach.
  17. 150 ftReach Profile Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  18. 400 ftSharp right onto North Shore Drive/Ramapo Lake Loop Trail, heading S.
  19. 0.2 miBear left onto Foxcroft Road/Castle Loop Trail, heading NE.
  20. 350 ftTurn left onto Cannonball Trail, heading E.
  21. 0.1 miSharp right onto Wanaque Ridge Trail, heading NE.
  22. 0.2 miBear right onto Algonquin Gas Transmission Service Road/Wanaque Ridge Trail, heading N.
  23. 250 ftTurn left onto Wanaque Ridge Trail, heading N.
  24. 1.1 miPass Profile Rock.
  25. 0.8 miSharp left, heading S.
  26. 0.2 miTurn right onto Pete's Path, heading NW.
  27. 0.2 miTurn left onto Cresent, heading SE.
  28. 150 ftSharp right onto Indian Rock Trail, heading S.
  29. 450 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

92% dirt8% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 7:22 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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