Arbuckle Woods & White Oak via River-to-Ridge Trail
4.6 mi · ▲ 223 ft · 1 hr 39 min
Arbuckle Woods & White Oak via River-to-Ridge Trail is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Mohonk Preserve (Foothills) near New Paltz, NY. The route passes White Oak before reaching Arbuckle Woods at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 223 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Arbuckle Woods & White Oak via River-to-Ridge Trail
4.6 mi · ▲ 223 ft · 1 hr 39 min
Elevation 181–321 ft
Out & Back · Mohonk Preserve (Foothills)
Trailhead: 41.74714, -74.10444
Weather Sep 8: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:20 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 100 ftSharp left onto River-to-Ridge Trail, heading W.
- 1.7 miTurn left onto Lenape Lane, heading S.
- 0.5 miPass White Oak.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 100 ftReach Arbuckle Woods, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 100 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto River-to-Ridge Trail, heading W.
- 1.7 miSharp right, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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