Trail Run: Ramapo Lakes, Tower & Castle

This flex run of 6 or 9 miles features 2 leaders to accommodate different pace and distance preferences. See how the Trail Conference has reorganized the trail network to help hikers stay found in Ramapo Mtn State Forest.

Lakes, views, stone towers, and the iconic Van Slyke Castle ruins. Fire roads and singletrack with some steeper hills and technical terrain.

Use Google Maps to plot directions to the Hikers' Parking Lot, located at 265 Skyline Dr, Oakland, N.J. (off Interstate Route 287, exit #57). Coming up Skyline Dr from I-287, the Hikers' Parking Lot is on the left, just after you crest the huge hill.