Here's a ten-miler that should give you a good workout, with lots of nice
views and features along the way.
1. Starting from
2. From there, take a sharp left onto
the Schuber Trail (orange) and follow it south through old Camp Tamarack to the
trail's end at Skyline Drive.
3. Now follow the connecting
4. Follow the Yellow Trail north (the
Millstone Trail joins for a half-mile along the way, and includes the actual
millstones) to the 996' Northeast Lookout, where the Schuber Trail (orange) merges
with the Yellow Trail.
5. Proceed for another 200 yards and
find the start of the Old Guard Trail (green tulip-leaf/ white) on the left.
6. Follow this for 2.94 miles until
it turns right to merge with the Schuber Trail.
7. Now follow the combined route, but
stay with the Schuber Trail, as it crosses a new Eagle Scout bridge, toward
Ramapo campsite.
8. Turn right to follow the Matapan
Rock Trail (red/ white) to the Matapan Rock's lovely views. Return round trip
on the Matapan Rock Trail
9. Turn right to continue along the
Schuber Trail until you come again to the Mother's Pavilion. Continue straight ahead;
now back on the Millstone Trail, which leads back to
Millstone: Mother's Pavilion round trip 0.40 miles
Schuber: Mothers' Pavilion -
Todd: N end to Yellow Tr 0.53
Yellow: S end to Old Guard 2.91
Old Guard: N end to Schuber merge 2.94
Schuber: OG merge to Mother's
Pavilion 0.70
Matapan Rock Trail, round trip 1.60
TOTAL 10.28
miles