South Ridge Trail is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Ramapo Mountain State Forest near Oakland, NJ. It climbs 324 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi220 – 423 ft · steepest grade: 25%2.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.01526, -74.27207
Nearest town Oakland, NJ
Directions
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South Ridge Trail
2.6 mi · ▲ 324 ft · 1 hr 2 min
Elevation 221–422 ft
Out & Back · Ramapo Mountain State Forest
Trailhead: 41.01526, -74.27207
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear right onto South Ridge Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Pool Hollow Lake Loop, heading NE.
- 450 ftSharp right onto Pool Hollow Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Pool Hollow Bypass, heading SW.
- 250 ftBear right onto Pool Hollow Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left onto South Ridge Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Pool Hollow Bypass, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto South Ridge Trail, heading NW.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 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.
Trail surface
94% dirt6% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 7:22 PM
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