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Ramapo Mountain State Forest

Wanaque Ridge Viewpoint & Wanaque Ridge Trail

3.7 mi · ▲ 567 ft · 1 hr 31 min

Wanaque Ridge Viewpoint & Wanaque Ridge Trail is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Ramapo Mountain State Forest near Oakland, NJ. The route reaches Wanaque Ridge Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It climbs 567 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi289 – 620 ft · steepest grade: 18%4.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.01679, -74.27214
Nearest town Oakland, NJ
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Wanaque Ridge Viewpoint & Wanaque Ridge Trail

3.7 mi · ▲ 567 ft · 1 hr 31 min

Elevation 290–622 ft

Out & Back · Ramapo Mountain State Forest

Trailhead: 41.01679, -74.27214

Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:22 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.1 miBear left onto Pool Hollow Lake Loop, heading NE.
  3. 450 ftBear left onto Pool Hollow Trail, heading N.
  4. 450 ftBear left onto South Ridge Trail, heading NW.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Pool Hollow Bypass, heading NW.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right onto South Ridge Trail, heading NW.
  7. 150 ftContinue straight onto Pool Hollow Trail, heading NW.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left onto Indian Rock Trail, heading N.
  10. 250 ftContinue straight onto Wanaque Ridge Trail, heading N.
  11. 0.9 miReach Wanaque Ridge Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Indian Rock Trail, heading SE.
  13. 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  14. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  15. 200 ftContinue straight onto Pool Hollow Trail, heading S.
  16. 0.2 miContinue straight onto South Ridge Trail, heading SE.
  17. 150 ftTurn left onto Pool Hollow Bypass, heading S.
  18. 0.2 miContinue straight onto South Ridge Trail, heading SE.
  19. 50 ftBear right onto Pool Hollow Trail, heading SE.
  20. 450 ftBear right onto Pool Hollow Lake Loop, heading SE.
  21. 450 ftBear right, heading S.
  22. 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/wanaque-ridge-viewpoint-wanaque-ridge-viewpoint-out-back-3-viewpoints-6-km

Trail surface

98% dirt2% paved

Weather

Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 7:22 PM

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