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Ramapo Valley County Reservation

Tamarack Viewpoint–Castle Viewpoint, 8 sights

6.8 mi · ▲ 1,542 ft · 3 hr 2 min

Tamarack Viewpoint–Castle Viewpoint, 8 sights is a 6.8-mile out-and-back in Ramapo Valley County Reservation near Wanaque-Midvale, NJ. The route passes Castle Viewpoint, Lake Tamarack, Tamarack Viewpoint and Todd Lake before reaching Lake Vreeland at the turnaround, 3.4 miles in. It climbs 1,542 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 30/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi486 – 879 ft · steepest grade: 19%7.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.05489, -74.26103
Nearest town Wanaque-Midvale, NJ
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Tamarack Viewpoint–Castle Viewpoint, 8 sights

6.8 mi · ▲ 1,542 ft · 3 hr 2 min

Elevation 486–880 ft

Out & Back · Ramapo Valley County Reservation

Trailhead: 41.05489, -74.26103

Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:22 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Wanaque Ridge Spur Trail, heading S.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left onto Algonquin Gas Transmission Service Road, heading SE.
  5. 0.1 miBear left onto Algonquin Gas Transmission Service Road/Castle Loop Trail, heading NE.
  6. 250 ftContinue straight onto Castle Loop Trail, heading NE.
  7. 0.1 miPass Castle Viewpoint.
  8. 50 ftTurn right onto Deer Ledge Road/Cannonball/Castle Loop Trail, heading E.
  9. 150 ftBear left onto Cannonball/Castle Loop Trail, heading E.
  10. 450 ftTurn left onto Castle Loop Trail, heading S.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left onto Tamarack Road/Hoeferlin Memorial Trail, heading NE.
  12. 50 ftTurn right onto Tamarack Loop, heading SE.
  13. 0.3 miPass Lake Tamarack.
  14. 50 ftBear right onto Tamarack Loop Trail, heading NE.
  15. 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
  16. 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  17. 50 ftPass Tamarack Viewpoint.
  18. 0.1 miPass Todd Lake.
  19. 350 ftBear left onto Yellow Trail, heading E.
  20. 1 miContinue straight onto Millstone/Yellow Trail, heading W.
  21. 0.5 miBear left onto Millstone Trail, heading NE.
  22. 0.2 miPass Lake Vreeland.
  23. 450 ftReach Tamarack Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  24. 0.3 miBear right onto Millstone/Yellow Trail, heading SW.
  25. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Yellow Trail, heading E.
  26. 1 miBear right onto Tamarack Loop Trail, heading SE.
  27. 0.1 miSharp left, heading SW.
  28. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  29. 0.1 miBear left onto Tamarack Loop, heading W.
  30. 0.3 miTurn left onto Tamarack Road/Hoeferlin Memorial Trail, heading N.
  31. 50 ftTurn right onto Castle Loop Trail, heading N.
  32. 0.2 miTurn right onto Cannonball/Castle Loop Trail, heading W.
  33. 450 ftBear right onto Deer Ledge Road/Cannonball/Castle Loop Trail, heading SW.
  34. 150 ftTurn left onto Castle Loop Trail, heading SW.
  35. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Algonquin Gas Transmission Service Road/Castle Loop Trail, heading NW.
  36. 250 ftBear right onto Algonquin Gas Transmission Service Road, heading SW.
  37. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  38. 0.2 miTurn right onto Wanaque Ridge Spur Trail, heading W.
  39. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/tamarack-viewpoint-tamarack-viewpoint-out-back-11-lakes-11-km

Trail surface

82% dirt3% paved15% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 7:22 PM

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