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Ramapo Valley County Reservation

Ridge Overlook–MacMillan Reservoir, 5 sights

3.7 mi · ▲ 743 ft · 1 hr 36 min

Ridge Overlook–MacMillan Reservoir, 5 sights is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Ramapo Valley County Reservation near Darlington, NJ. The route passes Mill Race Ruins and MacMillan Reservoir before reaching Ridge Overlook at the turnaround, 1.9 miles in. It climbs 743 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 56/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi407 – 715 ft · steepest grade: 17%3.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Yellow-Silver Trail 41.07591, -74.21836
Nearest town Darlington, NJ
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Ridge Overlook–MacMillan Reservoir, 5 sights

3.7 mi · ▲ 743 ft · 1 hr 36 min

Elevation 406–716 ft

Out & Back · Ramapo Valley County Reservation

Trailhead: Yellow-Silver Trail · 41.07591, -74.21836

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:44 AM · sunset 6:58 PM

  1. Start on Yellow-Silver Trail, heading NE.
  2. 0.7 miSharp left onto Marsh Loop Trail, heading NW.
  3. 0.3 miTurn right onto Ridge Loop Trail, heading E.
  4. 50 ftPass Mill Race Ruins.
  5. 0.3 miPass MacMillan Reservoir.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Reservoir Loop, heading SE.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto Ridge Loop Trail, heading SE.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  9. 250 ftTurn left onto Reservoir/Vista Loop Trail, heading NE.
  10. 500 ftSharp right onto Vista Loop Trail, heading N.
  11. 0.4 miSharp right, heading NE.
  12. 50 ftReach Ridge Overlook, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 0.4 miSharp left onto Reservoir/Vista Loop Trail, heading NW.
  14. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  15. 200 ftTurn right onto Ridge Loop Trail, heading S.
  16. 100 ftContinue straight onto Reservoir Loop, heading S.
  17. 50 ftContinue straight onto Ridge Loop Trail, heading S.
  18. 0.3 miTurn left onto Marsh Loop Trail, heading NW.
  19. 0.3 miSharp right onto Yellow-Silver Trail, heading SW.
  20. 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/ridge-overlook-macmillan-reservoir-out-back-6-sights

Trail surface

98% dirt2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:44 AMSunset 6:58 PM

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