Ringwood-Ramapo Viewpoint–Scarlet Oak Pond, 13 sights is an 11.6-mile out-and-back in Ramapo Valley County Reservation near Darlington, NJ. The route passes Scarlet Oak Pond, Vista, Glasmere Ponds and Ringwood-Ramapo Viewpoint before reaching Duck Pond at the turnaround, 5.8 miles in. It climbs 2,003 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 59/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi240 – 1,027 ft · steepest grade: 28%12.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.07729, -74.18699
Nearest town Darlington, NJ
Directions
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Ringwood-Ramapo Viewpoint–Scarlet Oak Pond, 13 sights
11.6 mi · ▲ 2,003 ft · 4 hr 52 min
Elevation 241–1,026 ft
Out & Back · Ramapo Valley County Reservation
Trailhead: 41.07729, -74.18699
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:44 AM · sunset 6:58 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 250 ftBear left onto Vista Spur Trail, heading W.
- 350 ftPass Scarlet Oak Pond.
- 250 ftPass Vista.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Pond/Vista Loop Trail, heading NW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Vista-Ridge Connector Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Ridge Loop Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Vista Loop Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Ridge/Vista Loop Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Ridge Loop Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Vista Loop Trail, heading N.
- 400 ftBear left onto White Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Havemeyer / White Trail, heading NW.
- 450 ftBear left onto White Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Halifax Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Tennesee Gas Service Road, heading NW.
- 1.2 miTurn left onto Halifax Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Weyble Pond Road/Mountain Bike Loop/Race Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Five Ponds Loop Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miPass Glasmere Ponds.
- 150 ftBear right onto Midwood Road/Five Ponds Loop Trail/Mountain Bike Loop/Race Trail, heading W.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Five Ponds Loop Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Skylands Trail, heading SW.
- 250 ftPass Ringwood-Ramapo Viewpoint.
- 150 ftBear left onto Ringwood-Ramapo Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto The Knob, heading NW.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Defiance Road/Crossover/Five Ponds Loop Trail, heading SW.
- 400 ftSharp left onto Five Ponds Loop Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Duck Pond Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miPass Duck Pond.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 350 ftReach Ringwood-Ramapo Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Five Ponds Loop Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Defiance Road/Crossover/Five Ponds Loop Trail, heading N.
- 450 ftSharp left onto The Knob, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Ringwood-Ramapo Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Skylands Trail, heading SW.
- 350 ftBear right onto Five Ponds Loop Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Midwood Road/Five Ponds Loop Trail/Mountain Bike Loop/Race Trail, heading N.
- 300 ftBear left onto Five Ponds Loop Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Weyble Pond Road/Mountain Bike Loop/Race Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Halifax Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Tennesee Gas Service Road, heading NE.
- 1.2 miTurn left onto Halifax Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto White Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miBear right onto Havemeyer / White Trail, heading W.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto White Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Vista Loop Trail, heading SE.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Ridge Loop Trail, heading SE.
- 100 ftBear right onto Ridge/Vista Loop Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Vista Loop Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Ridge Loop Trail, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Vista-Ridge Connector Trail, heading S.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Pond/Vista Loop Trail, heading S.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Vista Spur Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
67% dirt9% gravel24% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:44 AMSunset 6:58 PM
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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