Ringwood State Park
Warm Puppy Rock–Ringwood-Ramapo Viewpoint, 8 sights
6.8 mi · ▲ 1,220 ft · 2 hr 53 min
Warm Puppy Rock–Ringwood-Ramapo Viewpoint, 8 sights is a 6.8-mile out-and-back in Ringwood State Park near Ringwood, NJ. The route passes Warm Puppy Rock, Duck Pond, Ringwood-Ramapo Viewpoint and Five Ponds Viewpoint. It climbs 1,220 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 68/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Warm Puppy Rock–Ringwood-Ramapo Viewpoint, 8 sights
6.8 mi · ▲ 1,220 ft · 2 hr 53 min
Elevation 518–1,029 ft
Out & Back · Ringwood State Park
Trailhead: Ice Pond Road · 41.11087, -74.24135
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
- Start on Ice Pond Road, heading S.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Ringwood-Ramapo Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miPass Warm Puppy Rock.
- 50 ftPass Duck Pond.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 450 ftBear left onto The Knob, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Ringwood-Ramapo Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto The Knob, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear right onto Ringwood-Ramapo Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miPass Ringwood-Ramapo Viewpoint.
- 0.1 miPass Five Ponds Viewpoint.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Five Ponds Loop Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Ringwood-Ramapo Trail, heading NE.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Mountain Bike Loop/Race Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Ringwood-Ramapo Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Old Morris Road/Shepherd Lake Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto White's Road, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Old Cranberry Road, heading NE.
- 0.6 miReach Warm Puppy Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto White's Road, heading SW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Old Morris Road/Shepherd Lake Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Ringwood-Ramapo Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Mountain Bike Loop/Race Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right onto Ringwood-Ramapo Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Five Ponds Loop Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Ringwood-Ramapo Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear left onto The Knob, heading SE.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Ringwood-Ramapo Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto The Knob, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right onto Ringwood-Ramapo Trail, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Ice Pond Road, heading SW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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