1. Start on Ice Pond Road, heading S.
2. 400 ftContinue straight onto Ice Pond Road/Ringwood-Ramapo Trail, heading S.
3. 0.2 miTurn left onto Ice Pond Road, heading E.
4. 0.4 miPass Gatun Pond.
5. 350 ftBear right onto Five Ponds Loop Trail, heading NE.
6. 350 ftTurn right onto Gatun Pond Road/Five Ponds Loop Trail, heading SE.
7. 0.1 miSharp left, heading S.
8. 0.2 miTurn right onto Pierson Ridge Road, heading E.
9. 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
10. 350 ftSharp left onto Crossover Trail, heading SE.
11. 50 ftTurn right onto Pierson Ridge Trail, heading SE.
12. 0.2 miBear right onto Bear Swamp Trail, heading N.
13. 0.7 miTurn left onto Hoeferlin Memorial Trail, heading S.
14. 50 ftPass Bear Swamp Lake.
15. 250 ftContinue straight onto Halifax Trail, heading S.
16. 0.3 miBear left onto Algonquin/Tennessee Interconnect Service Road/Halifax Trail, heading NE.
17. 50 ftBear left onto Tennesee Gas Service Road/Halifax Trail, heading E.
18. 50 ftContinue straight onto Halifax Trail, heading E.
19. 0.4 miTurn right onto White Trail, heading SE.
20. 0.6 miBear right onto Havemeyer / White Trail, heading SE.
21. 450 ftContinue straight onto White Trail, heading SE.
22. 0.4 miBear right onto Vista Loop Trail, heading S.
23. 350 ftTurn left onto Ridge Loop Trail, heading S.
24. 100 ftBear right onto Ridge/Vista Loop Trail, heading S.
25. 0.1 miTurn right onto Vista Loop Trail, heading S.
26. 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
27. 100 ftReach Ridge Overlook, then turn around and head back the way you came.
28. 250 ftTurn left onto Ridge/Vista Loop Trail, heading S.
29. 0.1 miBear left onto Ridge Loop Trail, heading SE.
30. 50 ftTurn right onto Vista Loop Trail, heading SE.
31. 400 ftBear left onto White Trail, heading S.
32. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Havemeyer / White Trail, heading N.
33. 450 ftBear left onto White Trail, heading N.
34. 0.6 miTurn left onto Halifax Trail, heading NW.
35. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Tennesee Gas Service Road/Halifax Trail, heading NW.
36. 100 ftBear right onto Algonquin/Tennessee Interconnect Service Road/Halifax Trail, heading N.
37. 50 ftBear right onto Halifax Trail, heading NW.
38. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Hoeferlin Memorial Trail, heading W.
39. 250 ftTurn right onto Bear Swamp Trail, heading W.
40. 0.7 miBear left onto Pierson Ridge Trail, heading N.
41. 0.2 miTurn left onto Crossover Trail, heading NW.
42. 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
43. 350 ftBear left onto Pierson Ridge Road, heading W.
44. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
45. 0.2 miSharp right onto Gatun Pond Road/Five Ponds Loop Trail, heading NW.
46. 0.2 miTurn left onto Five Ponds Loop Trail, heading N.
47. 350 ftBear left, heading N.
48. 350 ftContinue straight onto Ice Pond Road, heading W.
49. 0.4 miTurn right onto Ice Pond Road/Ringwood-Ramapo Trail, heading SW.
50. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Ice Pond Road, heading SW.
51. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/ridge-overlook-bear-swamp-lake-out-back-11-sights