Description (from next edition of NJ Walk Book)

Schuber Trail Length: 6.7 miles Blaze: orange

The Schuber Trail, dedicated in a National Trails Day ceremony on June 1, 2002, celebrates the acquisition by Bergen County of several Scout properties in the Ramapo Mountains. It links the Ramapo Valley County Reservation with Camp Glen Gray and the former Camp Tamarack, passing through county property for almost its entire length.

The Schuber Trail begins at a kiosk in the southwest corner of the parking area for the reservation along US 202. The Silver Trail also begins here, and both trails descend to join a paved park road, passing a very large sycamore tree on the right. About 250 feet after crossing the Ramapo River on a steel truss bridge, the Schuber Trail turns left, leaving the wide Silver Trail. After passing a picnic table, the Schuber Trail joins the River Trail (red on white), soon reaching the beginning of a loop in the River Trail. The Schuber Trail continues ahead, following the loop (in a clockwise direction) along a shoreline footpath in the floodplain of the Ramapo River.

At 0.5 mile, after turning away from the river, the River Trail departs to the right, while the Schuber Trail continues ahead, then turns left at the next intersection. Just beyond, it is joined by the Waterfall Trail (yellow on white). After crossing a wooden bridge over a stream, the trail turns right at an abandoned stone cabin and begins a rocky ascent along the stream. The trail briefly levels off at 0.7 mile, with attractive cascades and pools in the stream to the right.

After turning right, the Waterfall Trail ends at 0.9 mile at a junction with the Silver Trail. Here, the Schuber Trail turns left, rejoining the Silver Trail, which now follows a paved section of the park road, crossing a bridge. As the Schuber Trail curves to the left, an unmarked trail, which leads to the eastern shore of the MacMillan Reservoir, continues ahead. Just beyond, at 1.1 miles, the trail passes to the left of the dam of the reservoir.

The Schuber Trail now becomes rockier and continues to climb. In 500 feet, by an old stone wall, the Yellow-Silver Trail leaves to the left. The Schuber Trail now passes under a canopy of Corkbark Eyonmous, quite showy during late autumn. At 1.4 miles, as the Schuber Trail begins to descend, the Marsh Loop Trail (red) goes off to the left. Then, in 650 feet, the Schuber Trail continues ahead on a narrower path as the main woods road curves to the right and becomes the Ridge Trail (this is the western end of that trail). At 1.8 miles, just before reaching an intermittent stream, the Red-Silver Trail continues ahead as the Schuber Trail (still following the route of the Silver Trail) turns sharply left.

The Schuber Trail now ascends a rocky hillside and follows the southeastern shoulder of Rocky Mountain. After passing through a rocky area, it crosses a stream on rocks at 2.1 miles. Staying to the left of a prominent rocky ridge, the Schuber Trail climbs steadily, then goes through a cleft in the ridge at 2.4 miles. It descends a grassy slope to reach Bear Swamp Road at 2.8 miles. The Silver Trail ends here, while the Schuber Trail turns right and follows the paved road.

In another 500 feet, the Schuber Trail turns left and crosses a wooden bridge over Bear Swamp Brook. About 150 feet beyond the bridge, the trail turns left again, leaving the paved road, and re-enters the woods. It soon approaches a particularly wild and beautiful section of the brook, featuring cascades, pools and a deep rock cut.

A short distance beyond, the brook curves to the left as the trail continues ahead, climbing over a rocky area. After crossing a stream on rocks, the trail passes to the right of an abandoned cabin (once part of the adjacent Camp Yaw Paw). The Schuber Trail now crosses a second stream and, at 3.3 miles, turns left onto a woods road, joining the Yellow Trail, which comes in from the right. The Schuber Trail soon turns right, leaving the woods road, then bears left and begins rather a steep and rocky ascent. Reaching the crest of the ridge, the trail bears right and continues along the ridge, entering Camp Glen Gray, now owned by Bergen County. Soon, two Scout trails -- the History of the Glen Trail (blue) and the Teepee Trail (black teepee logo on yellow) -- join from the right.

The Schuber Trail reaches the height of the ridge (996 feet) at 3.8 miles, with a broad viewpoint to the east from a rock ledge to the left of the trail. The view to the left looks back toward the hills of Ramapo Valley County Reservation. In the center lies suburban Bergen County, with the Manhattan skyline visible on the horizon to the right. Here, the Schuber Trail leaves the Yellow Trail, which continues ahead along the ridge. The Schuber Trail turns sharply right and descends (along with the History of the Glen and Teepee trails), soon joining a woods road.

At 4.2 miles, the Schuber Trail turns right onto another woods road. It skirts a cable barrier and crosses a wooden bridge over the outlet of a swamp to the right of the trail. Just beyond, the History of the Glen and Teepee trails leave to the left. Continuing ahead, the Schuber Trail climbs over a knoll and descends to a T-intersection at 4.6 miles. Here, the Schuber Trail turns left, joining the historic route of the Cannonball Road (marked by occasional triangular orange blazes).

The trail now enters the main area of Camp Glen Gray, passing several cabins as it descends gradually. Other Scout trails run concurrently with the Schuber Trail for parts of its route through the camp. After passing the Verona Troop 2 cabin (marked by a granite monument) to the right, the Schuber Trail reaches an intersection at 5.0 miles. Here, it turns sharply right and descends to cross North Brook, with the West Well, a source of potable water, on the left just beyond the brook. The trail then passes Mary Post Field on the left and begins a winding ascent, turning sharply left onto another dirt road near archery and shooting ranges. It crosses a plank bridge and gradually curves to the left, passing more cabins and campsites.

At 5.5 miles, the trail reaches the shore of Lake Vreeland. After crossing a culvert over South Brook, with the lake to the left and a swampy area to right, the trail turns right, leaving the lake shore, and begins to ascend. It passes the Explorer Cabin and bears left at a fork. The Schuber Trail now follows the route of the Bottle Cap Trail, an old Scout trail, marked by red-painted bottle caps nailed to the trees. It continues to ascend over a rocky trailway.

The Millstone Trail (red dot on silver disk) crosses at 5.8 miles. To the left, this Scout trail ascends Millstone Hill, where millstones were once produced (some abandoned millstones may still be seen along the trail). Soon afterwards, the Schuber Trail leaves Camp Glen Gray and enters the former Camp Tamarack, another Scout property that has been acquired by Bergen County. It crosses a stream in a rocky area at 6.0 miles and continues over rolling terrain.

At 6.3 miles, the Schuber Trail crosses another stream and reaches an abandoned archery range. Here, the trail turns right and then bears left, ascending to the southwest on a winding footpath. After briefly joining the gated entrance road to Camp Tamarack, the Schuber Trail ends at Skyline Drive at 6.7 miles, opposite the large upper parking area at the crest of the hill. The Hoeferlin Memorial Trail (yellow) crosses Skyline Drive here, and the Todd Trail (white) begins at a utility pole about 200 feet to the left, on the northeast side of Skyline Drive.

There is also a partial description in Dan Chazin's hike of the week.