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Ramapo Mountain State Forest

Tamarack Viewpoint–Castle Viewpoint, 9 sights

9.9 mi · ▲ 2,135 ft · 4 hr 22 min

Tamarack Viewpoint–Castle Viewpoint, 9 sights is a 9.9-mile out-and-back in Ramapo Mountain State Forest near Wanaque, NJ. The route passes Castle Viewpoint, Lake Tamarack, Tamarack Viewpoint and Todd Lake before reaching Lake Vreeland at the turnaround, 5 miles in. It climbs 2,135 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 30/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi213 – 879 ft · steepest grade: 18%10.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Wanaque Reserve Trailhead 41.04109, -74.28404
Nearest town Wanaque, NJ
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Tamarack Viewpoint–Castle Viewpoint, 9 sights

9.9 mi · ▲ 2,135 ft · 4 hr 22 min

Elevation 214–880 ft

Out & Back · Ramapo Mountain State Forest

Trailhead: Wanaque Reserve Trailhead · 41.04109, -74.28404

Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:22 PM

  1. Start on Pete's Path, heading SE.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right onto Cresent, heading S.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  4. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  5. 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
  6. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Pete's Path, heading E.
  7. 0.1 miTurn right onto Wanaque Ridge Trail, heading E.
  8. 350 ftSharp left onto Algonquin Gas Transmission Service Road, heading SE.
  9. 1 miContinue straight onto Algonquin Gas Transmission Service Road/Wanaque Ridge Trail, heading NE.
  10. 250 ftContinue straight onto Algonquin Gas Transmission Service Road, heading NE.
  11. 0.5 miBear left onto Algonquin Gas Transmission Service Road/Castle Loop Trail, heading E.
  12. 250 ftContinue straight onto Castle Loop Trail, heading NE.
  13. 0.1 miPass Castle Viewpoint.
  14. 100 ftTurn right onto Deer Ledge Road/Cannonball/Castle Loop Trail, heading E.
  15. 150 ftBear left onto Cannonball/Castle Loop Trail, heading E.
  16. 450 ftTurn left onto Castle Loop Trail, heading SE.
  17. 0.2 miTurn left onto Tamarack Road/Hoeferlin Memorial Trail, heading SE.
  18. 50 ftTurn right onto Tamarack Loop, heading SE.
  19. 0.3 miPass Lake Tamarack.
  20. 50 ftBear right onto Tamarack Loop Trail, heading E.
  21. 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
  22. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  23. 50 ftPass Tamarack Viewpoint.
  24. 0.1 miPass Todd Lake.
  25. 350 ftBear left onto Yellow Trail, heading E.
  26. 1 miContinue straight onto Millstone/Yellow Trail, heading N.
  27. 0.5 miBear left onto Millstone Trail, heading NE.
  28. 0.2 miPass Lake Vreeland.
  29. 450 ftReach Tamarack Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  30. 0.3 miBear right onto Millstone/Yellow Trail, heading W.
  31. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Yellow Trail, heading E.
  32. 1 miBear right onto Tamarack Loop Trail, heading W.
  33. 0.2 miSharp left, heading SW.
  34. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  35. 0.1 miBear left onto Tamarack Loop, heading W.
  36. 0.3 miTurn left onto Tamarack Road/Hoeferlin Memorial Trail, heading NW.
  37. 50 ftTurn right onto Castle Loop Trail, heading NW.
  38. 0.2 miTurn right onto Cannonball/Castle Loop Trail, heading SW.
  39. 450 ftBear right onto Deer Ledge Road/Cannonball/Castle Loop Trail, heading SW.
  40. 150 ftTurn left onto Castle Loop Trail, heading SW.
  41. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Algonquin Gas Transmission Service Road/Castle Loop Trail, heading SW.
  42. 250 ftBear right onto Algonquin Gas Transmission Service Road, heading NW.
  43. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Algonquin Gas Transmission Service Road/Wanaque Ridge Trail, heading SW.
  44. 250 ftContinue straight onto Algonquin Gas Transmission Service Road, heading SW.
  45. 1 miSharp right onto Wanaque Ridge Trail, heading SW.
  46. 350 ftTurn left onto Pete's Path, heading SW.
  47. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  48. 100 ftBear left, heading SW.
  49. 50 ftTurn right onto Cresent, heading SW.
  50. 0.2 miTurn left onto Pete's Path, heading SW.
  51. 50 ftArrive 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-13-sights

Trail surface

83% dirt2% paved15% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 7:22 PM

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