Stephens Lake & Wanaque Ridge Spur Trail via Wanaque Ridge Trail is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in Ramapo Mountain State Forest near Wanaque-Midvale, NJ. The route reaches Stephens Lake at the turnaround, 1.1 miles in. It climbs 346 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 56/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi440 – 692 ft · steepest grade: 21%2.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Wolfe Drive Trailhead 41.05448, -74.26330
Nearest town Wanaque-Midvale, NJ
Directions
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Stephens Lake & Wanaque Ridge Spur Trail via Wanaque Ridge Trail
2.1 mi · ▲ 346 ft · 52 min
Elevation 441–691 ft
Out & Back · Ramapo Mountain State Forest
Trailhead: Wolfe Drive Trailhead · 41.05448, -74.26330
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Wanaque Ridge Spur Trail, heading SE.
- 450 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 400 ftSharp right onto Wanaque Ridge Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miReach Stephens Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Wanaque Ridge Spur Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading NE.
- 250 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
59% dirt41% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 7:22 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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