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Ringwood State Park

Bald Mountain–Black Birch Way, 4 sights

9.9 mi · ▲ 1,820 ft · 4 hr 13 min

Bald Mountain–Black Birch Way, 4 sights is a 9.9-mile out-and-back in Ringwood State Park near Eagle Valley, NY. The route reaches Bald Mountain at the turnaround, 5 miles in. It climbs 1,820 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade. It scores 65/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi433 – 1,161 ft · steepest grade: 23%10.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: State Line Trail 41.14595, -74.24199
Nearest town Eagle Valley, NY
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Bald Mountain–Black Birch Way, 4 sights

9.9 mi · ▲ 1,820 ft · 4 hr 13 min

Elevation 432–1,161 ft

Out & Back · Ringwood State Park

Trailhead: State Line Trail · 41.14595, -74.24199

Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:22 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.2 miBear right onto Cooper Union Trail, heading SW.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left onto Ringwood-Ramapo Trail, heading E.
  4. 0.4 miTurn left onto Crossover/Cupsaw Brook/Ringwood-Ramapo Trail, heading S.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Crossover Trail, heading SE.
  6. 0.1 miBear left onto Alligator, heading SE.
  7. 50 ftSharp right onto Crossover Trail, heading SE.
  8. 0.5 miTurn left onto Tennesee Gas Service Road, heading E.
  9. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Old Morris Road, heading E.
  10. 250 ftContinue straight onto Tennesee Gas Service Road, heading E.
  11. 0.4 miTurn left onto Skylands Trail, heading SE.
  12. 50 ftBear right onto Tennesee Gas Service Road, heading SE.
  13. 0.2 miTurn left onto Black Birch Way, heading E.
  14. 0.5 miBear left onto Cape Road, heading NE.
  15. 350 ftBear right, heading E.
  16. 0.2 miBear right onto Woods Road, heading NE.
  17. 1.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  18. 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
  19. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  20. 0.1 miReach Bald Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  21. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  22. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  23. 400 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  24. 1.5 miBear left, heading N.
  25. 0.2 miBear left onto Cape Road, heading SW.
  26. 350 ftBear right onto Black Birch Way, heading NW.
  27. 0.5 miTurn right onto Tennesee Gas Service Road, heading W.
  28. 0.2 miBear left onto Skylands Trail, heading NW.
  29. 50 ftTurn right onto Tennesee Gas Service Road, heading NW.
  30. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Old Morris Road, heading NW.
  31. 250 ftContinue straight onto Tennesee Gas Service Road, heading NW.
  32. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  33. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Crossover Trail, heading W.
  34. 0.3 miSharp left onto Alligator, heading N.
  35. 50 ftBear right onto Crossover Trail, heading N.
  36. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Crossover/Cupsaw Brook/Ringwood-Ramapo Trail, heading NE.
  37. 50 ftTurn right onto Ringwood-Ramapo Trail, heading NE.
  38. 0.4 miTurn right onto Cooper Union Trail, heading W.
  39. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  40. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/bald-mountain-black-birch-way-out-back-4-sights

Trail surface

20% dirt3% boardwalk77% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 7:22 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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