Ramapo Valley County Reservation
Tamarack Viewpoint–Lake Tamarack, 4 lakes
2.5 mi · ▲ 254 ft · 58 min
Tamarack Viewpoint–Lake Tamarack, 4 lakes is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Ramapo Valley County Reservation near Erskine, NJ. The route passes Lake Vreeland and Lake Tamarack before reaching Tamarack Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It climbs 254 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 35/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Tamarack Viewpoint–Lake Tamarack, 4 lakes
2.5 mi · ▲ 254 ft · 58 min
Elevation 625–789 ft
Out & Back · Ramapo Valley County Reservation
Trailhead: Millstone Trail · 41.06224, -74.23758
Weather Sep 7: Overcast, high 73°F / low 56° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Millstone Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Lake Vreeland.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Millstone/Schuber Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Schuber Trail, heading S.
- 0.8 miPass Lake Tamarack.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Tamarack Loop Trail, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 250 ftReach Tamarack Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 200 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Schuber Trail, heading NW.
- 0.9 miBear right onto Millstone/Schuber Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Millstone Trail, heading NE.
- 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.
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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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