Ringwood State Park
Ringwood-Ramapo Viewpoint–Five Ponds Viewpoint, 7 sights
4.7 mi · ▲ 691 ft · 1 hr 55 min
Ringwood-Ramapo Viewpoint–Five Ponds Viewpoint, 7 sights is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Ringwood State Park near Skylands, NJ. The route passes The Bog and Five Ponds Viewpoint before reaching Ringwood-Ramapo Viewpoint at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It climbs 691 ft. It scores 54/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Ringwood-Ramapo Viewpoint–Five Ponds Viewpoint, 7 sights
4.7 mi · ▲ 691 ft · 1 hr 55 min
Elevation 431–904 ft
Out & Back · Ringwood State Park
Trailhead: Crossover Spur Trail · 41.13147, -74.24343
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Crossover Spur Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Crossover Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Crossover/Cupsaw Brook/Ringwood-Ramapo Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Crossover Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Alligator, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Crossover Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Tennesee Gas Service Road, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Crossover Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Old Morris Road, heading SE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Arbor Trail, heading E.
- 350 ftPass The Bog.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Swan Pond Road/Crossover Trail, heading SE.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Five Ponds Loop Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miPass Five Ponds Viewpoint.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Ringwood-Ramapo Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miReach Ringwood-Ramapo Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Five Ponds Loop Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Swan Pond Road/Crossover Trail, heading S.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Arbor Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Old Morris Road, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Crossover Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Alligator, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Crossover Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Crossover/Cupsaw Brook/Ringwood-Ramapo Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Crossover Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Crossover Spur Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~45 min). Leave by 6:17 PM for the 7:22 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:15 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Crossover Spur Trail Trailhead
- Cups Trail & Serpentine Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 120 ft
- Crossover/Ringwood-Ramapo Trail via Crossover Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 205 ft
- Cooper Union Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 172 ft
- Ringwood State Park Beach–Crossover Trail, 5 sights 2.3 mi · ▲ 266 ft
- Tennesee Gas Service Road 2.5 mi · ▲ 385 ft
- Crossover Trail–Cupsaw Brook Trail, 4 sights 2.5 mi · ▲ 327 ft
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