South Ridge Trail Loop is a 1.9-mile loop in Ramapo Mountain State Forest near Oakland, NJ. It climbs 428 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi233 – 545 ft · steepest grade: 27%2.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.01408, -74.27813
Nearest town Oakland, NJ
Directions
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South Ridge Trail Loop
1.9 mi · ▲ 428 ft · 51 min
Elevation 232–546 ft
Loop · Ramapo Mountain State Forest
Trailhead: 41.01408, -74.27813
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:43 AM · sunset 7:00 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear left, heading N.
- 350 ftBear right onto South Ridge Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 miSharp right onto Pool Hollow Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto South Ridge Trail, heading W.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 ftThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
96% dirt4% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:43 AMSunset 7:00 PM
More from this trailhead
- Pool Hollow Viewpoint–Ramapo Lake, 5 sights 4.5 mi · ▲ 506 ft
- Water Tower Ruins–Ramapo Lake, 7 viewpoints 5 mi · ▲ 861 ft
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