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. 0.2 miPass East Shore Drive/Ramapo Lake Loop/Castle Viewpoint.
16. 100 ftTurn right onto East Shore Drive/Ramapo Lake Loop/Castle Loop Trail, heading NE.
17. 0.4 miBear left, heading E.
18. 50 ftBear right onto Ramapo Lake Spur/Castle Loop Trail, heading SE.
19. 150 ftContinue straight onto Ramapo Lake Spur Trail, heading SE.
20. 0.5 miReach Ramapo Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
21. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Ramapo Lake Spur/Castle Loop Trail, heading N.
22. 200 ftBear left, heading N.
23. 50 ftBear right onto East Shore Drive/Ramapo Lake Loop/Castle Loop Trail, heading N.
24. 0.4 miTurn left onto North Shore Drive/Ramapo Lake Loop Trail, heading N.
25. 0.2 miBear left onto North Shore Drive/Ramapo Lake Loop/Cannonball Trail, heading NW.
26. 0.2 miBear left onto North Shore Drive, heading W.
27. 0.3 miSharp right, heading SW.
28. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
29. 0.1 miTurn left onto Algonquin Gas Transmission Service Road, heading SW.
30. 0.3 miSharp right onto Wanaque Ridge Trail, heading W.
31. 350 ftTurn left onto Pete's Path, heading SW.
32. 0.3 miTurn left onto Cresent, heading W.
33. 150 ftSharp right onto Indian Rock Trail, heading W.
34. 250 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/ramapo-lake-east-shore-drive-ramapo-lake-loop-castle-viewpoint-out-back-7-sights-8-km