Scarlet Oak Pond–Lake Henry, 4 lakes is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Ramapo Valley County Reservation near Darlington, NJ. The route passes Scarlet Oak Pond, Lake Henry and Middle Valley. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi240 – 285 ft2.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.07917, -74.18464
Nearest town Darlington, NJ
Directions
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Scarlet Oak Pond–Lake Henry, 4 lakes
1.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 39 min
Elevation 239–285 ft
Out & Back · Ramapo Valley County Reservation
Trailhead: 41.07917, -74.18464
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:21 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 710 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Vista Spur Trail, heading SW.
- 350 ftPass Scarlet Oak Pond.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Pond Loop Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miPass Lake Henry.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 300 ftReach Scarlet Oak Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Pond/Vista Loop Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Vista Loop, heading W.
- 0.2 miPass Middle Valley.
- 50 ftTurn left onto River Loop, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Vista Spur Trail, heading E.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 350 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
50% dirt44% gravel1% boardwalk5% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 7:21 PM
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: stop 710 m from the trailhead
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