Cannonball Eight



Cannonball "8", Ramapo Mountain State Forest (2/5/2006)

This "figure 8" hike is my own invention. Start at the southern end of the Cannonball Trail, heading north around the western and northern sides of Ramapo Lake. Make a right onto the MacEvoy Trail and hike along the eastern side of the lake. Next, make a left onto the Hoeferlin Trail, taking this trail all the way back to the South Ridge Trail and finally back to the Cannonball to its southern end. This moderately strenuous hike covers 6.5 miles in just over 3 hours.
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Cannonball Trail marking


Stubborn leaves of the Beech



Animal fur!


 


A very wet Cannonball Trail


 



Turkey vulture

American flag in hiker's bridge

Hiker's bridge over Interstate 287
 





 


First view of Ramapo Lake



 





 





View from MacEvoy Trail
 





 





Hoeferlin Trail
 




Ramapo Lake from Hoeferlin Trail

 





 




Interstate 287 from Hoeferlin Trail

 





 





South Ridge Trail
 


Unhappy hiker?

Footbridge to nowhere ...


Southern end of Cannonball
 

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