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Ramapo Mountain State Forest

Tamarack Viewpoint–Ramapo Lake, 12 sights

10.4 mi · ▲ 1,925 ft · 4 hr 26 min

Tamarack Viewpoint–Ramapo Lake, 12 sights is a 10.4-mile out-and-back in Ramapo Mountain State Forest near Oakland, NJ. The route passes North Shore Drive/Ramapo Lake Loop/Cannonball Viewpoint, Ramapo Lake Loop/Cannonball Viewpoint, Ramapo Lake and 3 more before reaching Lake Vreeland at the turnaround, 5.2 miles in. It climbs 1,925 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 28/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi240 – 846 ft · steepest grade: 20%11.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Pool Hollow Trailhead 41.01887, -74.26758
Nearest town Oakland, NJ
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Tamarack Viewpoint–Ramapo Lake, 12 sights

10.4 mi · ▲ 1,925 ft · 4 hr 26 min

Elevation 240–847 ft

Out & Back · Ramapo Mountain State Forest

Trailhead: Pool Hollow Trailhead · 41.01887, -74.26758

Weather Sep 7: Overcast, high 76°F / low 55° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:22 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 300 ftTurn right onto Pool Hollow Bypass, heading NW.
  3. 250 ftBear right onto Pool Hollow Trail, heading NW.
  4. 0.1 miBear left onto South Ridge Trail, heading N.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Pool Hollow Bypass, heading N.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right onto South Ridge Trail, heading NW.
  7. 150 ftContinue straight onto Pool Hollow Trail, heading NW.
  8. 0.4 miBear right onto Indian Rock Trail, heading N.
  9. 400 ftTurn left, heading N.
  10. 0.6 miPass North Shore Drive/Ramapo Lake Loop/Cannonball Viewpoint.
  11. 50 ftPass Ramapo Lake Loop/Cannonball Viewpoint.
  12. 50 ftPass Ramapo Lake.
  13. 150 ftBear right onto North Shore Drive/Ramapo Lake Loop/Cannonball Trail, heading NE.
  14. 0.2 miTurn left onto Wanaque Ridge/Cannonball Trail, heading NE.
  15. 450 ftTurn right onto Cannonball Trail, heading NE.
  16. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Cannonball Trail / Castle Loop, heading N.
  17. 50 ftTurn right onto Cannonball Trail, heading N.
  18. 250 ftTurn left onto Foxcroft Road, heading E.
  19. 50 ftBear right onto Cannonball Trail, heading E.
  20. 0.7 miSharp right, heading S.
  21. 0.1 miBear right onto Rye Cliff Road, heading N.
  22. 450 ftContinue straight onto Castle Loop Trail, heading NE.
  23. 0.1 miBear right onto Tamarack Road/Hoeferlin Memorial Trail, heading SE.
  24. 50 ftTurn right onto Tamarack Loop, heading SE.
  25. 0.3 miPass Lake Tamarack.
  26. 250 ftBear right onto Tamarack Loop Trail, heading NE.
  27. 350 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  28. 50 ftPass Tamarack Viewpoint.
  29. 200 ftTurn left, heading E.
  30. 350 ftPass Todd Lake.
  31. 0.1 miBear left onto Yellow Trail, heading N.
  32. 1 miContinue straight onto Millstone/Yellow Trail, heading E.
  33. 0.5 miBear left onto Millstone Trail, heading NE.
  34. 0.2 miPass Lake Vreeland.
  35. 0.1 miReach Tamarack Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  36. 0.3 miBear right onto Millstone/Yellow Trail, heading NW.
  37. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Yellow Trail, heading SE.
  38. 1 miBear right onto Tamarack Loop Trail, heading W.
  39. 0.2 miSharp left, heading SW.
  40. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  41. 0.1 miBear left onto Tamarack Loop, heading W.
  42. 0.3 miTurn left onto Tamarack Road/Hoeferlin Memorial Trail, heading NW.
  43. 50 ftBear left onto Castle Loop Trail, heading NW.
  44. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Ramapo Park, heading W.
  45. 450 ftBear left, heading NW.
  46. 0.1 miSharp left, heading NW.
  47. 450 ftContinue straight onto Cannonball Trail, heading S.
  48. 0.6 miBear left onto Foxcroft Road, heading SW.
  49. 50 ftTurn right onto Cannonball Trail, heading SW.
  50. 200 ftTurn left onto Cannonball Trail / Castle Loop, heading NW.
  51. 50 ftContinue straight onto Cannonball Trail, heading NW.
  52. 0.1 miTurn left onto Wanaque Ridge/Cannonball Trail, heading SW.
  53. 450 ftTurn right onto North Shore Drive/Ramapo Lake Loop/Cannonball Trail, heading SW.
  54. 0.2 miBear left onto North Shore Drive, heading NW.
  55. 0.6 miTurn right onto Indian Rock Trail, heading S.
  56. 400 ftBear left, heading SW.
  57. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Pool Hollow Trail, heading S.
  58. 0.2 miContinue straight onto South Ridge Trail, heading SW.
  59. 150 ftTurn left onto Pool Hollow Bypass, heading SW.
  60. 0.2 miContinue straight onto South Ridge Trail, heading S.
  61. 50 ftBear right onto Pool Hollow Trail, heading S.
  62. 0.1 miBear left onto Pool Hollow Bypass, heading SW.
  63. 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
  64. 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-15-lakes-17-km

Trail surface

89% dirt1% paved10% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 76°F55°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV6Humidity74%
Rained 0.4″ 4 days ago (0.7″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
80°55°
Sunrise 6:30 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:22 PM
Tue 79°58°
Wed 84°61°
Thu 79°66° 30%
Fri 75°56° 22%
Sat 79°55°
Sun 83°58°

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