Wanaque Ridge Viewpoint–Profile Rock, 4 sights is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Ramapo Mountain State Forest near Oakland, NJ. The route passes Profile Rock before reaching Wanaque Ridge Viewpoint at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It climbs 613 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 21/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi240 – 617 ft5.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Pool Hollow Trailhead 41.01887, -74.26758
Nearest town Oakland, NJ
Directions
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Wanaque Ridge Viewpoint–Profile Rock, 4 sights
4.5 mi · ▲ 613 ft · 1 hr 48 min
Elevation 240–618 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
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 300 ftTurn right onto Pool Hollow Bypass, heading NW.
- 250 ftBear right onto Pool Hollow Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear left onto South Ridge Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Pool Hollow Bypass, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto South Ridge Trail, heading NW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Pool Hollow Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Indian Rock Trail, heading NW.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Wanaque Ridge Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Algonquin Gas Transmission Service Road, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto Wanaque Ridge Trail, heading N.
- 0.7 miPass Profile Rock.
- 0.3 miReach Wanaque Ridge Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.7 miBear right onto Algonquin Gas Transmission Service Road, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Wanaque Ridge Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Indian Rock Trail, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Pool Hollow Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto South Ridge Trail, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Pool Hollow Bypass, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto South Ridge Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right onto Pool Hollow Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Pool Hollow Bypass, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
96% dirt2% paved2% 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°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Pool Hollow Trailhead Trailhead
- South Ridge Trail 2 mi · ▲ 446 ft
- LeGrande Viewpoint–Pool Hollow Viewpoint, 4 sights 2.8 mi · ▲ 773 ft
- Algonquin Gas Transmission Service Road & Pool Hollow Trail 3 mi · ▲ 505 ft
- Indian Rock Trail & Pool Hollow Trail 3.2 mi · ▲ 548 ft
- Pete's Path & Pool Hollow Trail via Algonquin Gas Transmission Service Road 3.9 mi · ▲ 584 ft
- Wanaque Ridge Viewpoint–Pool Hollow Trail, 3 sights 4.1 mi · ▲ 632 ft
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