Take the combined Hoeferlin (yellow blazed) and Cannonball (red
blazed with C in middle) trails to the top of the hill. There, a
short, unmarked trail will lead you to Matapin Rock.
The trailhead can be caught at the end of the guardrail adjacent to
the parking area at N41.03.592,W74.15.059.
It's a short walk to a nice overlook. The cache is hidden
nearby.
For those looking for a longer hike, make this part of the Hiker
Series. If you'd like to do this, here is the recommended route. If
you do, it's an excellent hike that should take you 4-6 hours to
complete.
Park at the upper parking lot on Skyline Drive. You will see
the orange blazes for the Schuber Trailhead across the street, near
the Camp Tamarack sign. Starting at the Schuber trailhead take it
to Cache 1, then on to the white blazed Millstone Trail and Rocky
Slide Gulch for Cache 2. Continue on the white (Millstone)trail to
the yellow trail, cross the road then on to cache 3.
After finding Cache 3, continue on the Schuber/Yellow trail,
then make a left left onto the Old Guard trail (white blaze with
green leaf in center) and continue to Cache 4. After finding cache
4, continue on the Old Guard trail, cross the pipeline cut, then
the Cannonball (red w/"C") and Hoeferlin (also
yellow)trails.
You'll then reach the escarpment, where you will see nice
views of the Wanaque Reservoir through the trees. Here the Old
Guard joins the red blazed, Ringwood Ramapo Trail. Follow it to
Cache 5. After finding this one continue on the the Old Guard.
You'll cross the Hoeferlin again and reach the Cannonball for the
second time. Make a right here and head to Cache 6.
The Cannonball soon joins the Hoeferlin and they eventually
cross a gravel road together and cache 7 is close by. They then
reach Skyline Drive before heading back into the woods beyond the
yellow gate. After passing the gate, continue on the
Hoeferlin/Cannonball. The Cannonball will split to the right. Stay
on the Hoeferlin and take it Cache 8, then back to your
car.
Here are the caches in this series:
Cache1
Cache2
Cache3 Cache4
Cache5
Cache6
Cache7
Cache8
Dogs Allowed
Bicycles not permitted on paths No
restrooms
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