Ramapo Valley County Reservation
Twin Hill–North Lookout, 7 sights
4.8 mi · ▲ 1,061 ft · 2 hr 8 min
Twin Hill–North Lookout, 7 sights is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Ramapo Valley County Reservation near Erskine Lakes, NJ. The route passes Cannonball Lake, Yellow / Schuber Viewpoint, Twin Hill and North Lookout before reaching Lake Vreeland at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It climbs 1,061 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 66/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Twin Hill–North Lookout, 7 sights
4.8 mi · ▲ 1,061 ft · 2 hr 8 min
Elevation 597–992 ft
Out & Back · Ramapo Valley County Reservation
Trailhead: 41.08591, -74.22695
Weather Sep 7: Overcast, high 72°F / low 56° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Cannonball Lake.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 250 ftBear right onto Cannonball Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Yellow Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Yellow / Schuber Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miPass Yellow / Schuber Viewpoint.
- 50 ftPass Twin Hill.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Yellow Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miPass North Lookout.
- 100 ftBear right onto Yellow / Yellow-Silver Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Yellow Trail, heading SW.
- 0.7 miBear right onto Millstone Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miPass Lake Vreeland.
- 250 ftReach Twin Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Yellow Trail, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Yellow / Yellow-Silver Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto Yellow Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Yellow / Schuber Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Yellow Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Cannonball Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftArrive 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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