Ramapo Mountain State Forest
Sliver Lake–Black Birch Way, 3 sights
8.6 mi · ▲ 1,236 ft · 3 hr 29 min
Sliver Lake–Black Birch Way, 3 sights is an 8.6-mile out-and-back in Ramapo Mountain State Forest near Skylands, NJ. The route reaches Sliver Lake at the turnaround, 4.3 miles in. It climbs 1,236 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 72/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Sliver Lake–Black Birch Way, 3 sights
8.6 mi · ▲ 1,236 ft · 3 hr 29 min
Elevation 590–976 ft
Out & Back · Ramapo Mountain State Forest
Trailhead: Crossover Trail · 41.12748, -74.23706
Weather Sep 7: Overcast, high 74°F / low 53° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Old Morris Road, heading E.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Tennesee Gas Service Road, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Skylands Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Tennesee Gas Service Road, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Black Birch Way, heading S.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Cape Road, heading E.
- 350 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Woods Road, heading E.
- 2.5 miReach Sliver Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.5 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Cape Road, heading W.
- 350 ftBear right onto Black Birch Way, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Tennesee Gas Service Road, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Skylands Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Tennesee Gas Service Road, heading N.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Old Morris Road, heading NW.
- 0.4 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 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:01 PM for the 7:22 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:38 PM — 12 min before dark.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Old Morris Road & White's Road via Tennesee Gas Service Road 2.3 mi · ▲ 314 ft
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- Potake Pond–The Bog, 3 lakes 2.5 mi · ▲ 315 ft
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