Ramapo Mountain State Forest
Upper Erskine Lake–Iaoapogh Lake, 7 sights
5.1 mi · ▲ 704 ft · 2 hr 3 min
Upper Erskine Lake–Iaoapogh Lake, 7 sights is a 5.1-mile out-and-back in Ramapo Mountain State Forest near Erskine, NJ. The route passes Cannonball Lake and Iaoapogh Lake before reaching Upper Erskine Lake at the turnaround, 2.6 miles in. It climbs 704 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 74/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Upper Erskine Lake–Iaoapogh Lake, 7 sights
5.1 mi · ▲ 704 ft · 2 hr 3 min
Elevation 569–943 ft
Out & Back · Ramapo Mountain State Forest
Trailhead: Schuber Trail · 41.08244, -74.22378
Weather Sep 7: Overcast, high 73°F / low 56° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
- Start on Schuber Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Yellow Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Cannonball Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miPass Cannonball Lake.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Erskine Connector Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Iaoapogh Lake.
- 1 miBear left onto Ringwood-Ramapo Trail, heading W.
- 400 ftBear right onto Cheshire Lane Trail, heading SW.
- 250 ftBear left onto Catnest Swamp Road, heading SW.
- 100 ftBear left onto Cheshire Lane Trail, heading SW.
- 450 ftBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left onto Spruce Place Access, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Spruce Place Connector, heading SW.
- 350 ftBear right onto Spruce Place Access, heading W.
- 150 ftReach Upper Erskine Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftBear left onto Spruce Place Connector, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Spruce Place Access, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Cheshire Lane Trail, heading SE.
- 500 ftBear right onto Catnest Swamp Road, heading NE.
- 100 ftBear right onto Cheshire Lane Trail, heading NE.
- 200 ftBear left onto Ringwood-Ramapo Trail, heading NE.
- 450 ftBear right onto Erskine Connector Trail, heading NE.
- 1 miTurn right onto Cannonball Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Yellow Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Schuber Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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