South Ridge Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back in Ramapo Mountain State Forest near Oakland, NJ. It climbs 446 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi236 – 545 ft · steepest grade: 24%2.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Pool Hollow Trailhead 41.01887, -74.26758
Nearest town Oakland, NJ
Directions
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South Ridge Trail
2 mi · ▲ 446 ft · 53 min
Elevation 236–546 ft
Out & Back · Ramapo Mountain State Forest
Trailhead: Pool Hollow Trailhead · 41.01887, -74.26758
Weather Sep 7: Overcast, high 76°F / low 55° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Pool Hollow Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left onto South Ridge Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Pool Hollow Bypass, heading NE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto South Ridge Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Pool Hollow Trail, heading SE.
- 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.
Trail surface
96% dirt4% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 76°F55°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV6Humidity74%
Rained 0.4″ 4 days ago (0.7″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
80°55°
Sunrise 6:30 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:22 PM
Tue
79°58°
Wed
84°61°
Thu
79°66°
30%
Fri
75°56°
22%
Sat
79°55°
Sun
83°58°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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