Ramapo Mountain State Forest
Todd Hill–Todd Lookout Loop, 6 viewpoints
1.7 mi · ▲ 320 ft · 44 min
Todd Hill–Todd Lookout Loop, 6 viewpoints is a 1.7-mile loop in Ramapo Mountain State Forest near Oakland, NJ. The route passes Todd Lake, Todd Lookout, Todd Hill and 3 more. It climbs 320 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Todd Hill–Todd Lookout Loop, 6 viewpoints
1.7 mi · ▲ 320 ft · 44 min
Elevation 619–847 ft
Loop · Ramapo Mountain State Forest
Trailhead: Upper Parking Trailhead · 41.04779, -74.25172
Weather Sep 7: Partly cloudy, high 73°F / low 54° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Tamarack Road/Hoeferlin Memorial Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Tamarack Loop, heading SE.
- 0.5 miPass Todd Lake.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Todd Hill Loop, heading S.
- 0.2 miPass Todd Lookout.
- 50 ftPass Todd Hill.
- 0.1 miPass Todd Lake.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Tamarack Loop, heading W.
- 0.2 miPass Lake Tamarack.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Tamarack Loop Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Tamarack Viewpoint.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Tamarack Loop, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Tamarack Road/Hoeferlin Memorial Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftThe loop closes 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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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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