New Jersey trails · Ringwood-Ramapo Trail
Ringwood-Ramapo Trail
A 4.9-mile network in New Jersey, with 509 ft of climbing. Reaches Mount Defiance and other lake/summit/viewpoint destinations. Managed by the state.
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 723 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Mount Defiance (summit)
- Adler Pool (lake)
- Warm Puppy Rock (viewpoint)
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Getting there
Skylands Trail access. About 40 min drive (23 mi, 1 of them unpaved) from Paterson. 41.12643, -74.22532 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:39 a.m., the sun rises at 7:07 a.m. and sets at 6:18 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:45 p.m. (EDT) — 11 h 11 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 4.9-mile route takes roughly 2 h 05 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 9:12 a.m. — 9 h 06 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Skylands Trail + Ringwood-Ramapo Trail + The Knob — 3.0 mi loop, 466 ft gain
- Ringwood-Ramapo Trail + The Knob — 3.2 mi loop, 212 ft gain
- Mountain Bike Trail + Shepherd Lake Trail + Ringwood-Ramapo Trail — 3.6 mi loop, 748 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Crossover Trail — 0.6 mi
- Halifax Trail — 0.8 mi
- Halifax — 2.1 mi
- Vista Loop — 3.5 mi