Ramapo Valley County Reservation
Bear Swamp Lake & Halifax Trail via Algonquin Gas Service Road
3.9 mi · ▲ 622 ft · 1 hr 37 min
Bear Swamp Lake & Halifax Trail via Algonquin Gas Service Road is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Ramapo Valley County Reservation near Hillburn, NY. The route reaches Bear Swamp Lake at the turnaround, 1.9 miles in. It climbs 622 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade. It scores 71/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Bear Swamp Lake & Halifax Trail via Algonquin Gas Service Road
3.9 mi · ▲ 622 ft · 1 hr 37 min
Elevation 563–857 ft
Out & Back · Ramapo Valley County Reservation
Trailhead: Algonquin Gas Service Road · 41.10706, -74.18128
Weather Sep 7: Overcast, high 74°F / low 55° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:21 PM
- Start on Algonquin Gas Service Road, heading W.
- 1.2 miTurn right onto Halifax Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Tennesee Gas Service Road/Halifax Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Algonquin/Tennessee Interconnect Service Road/Halifax Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right onto Halifax Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Hoeferlin Memorial Trail, heading SW.
- 250 ftReach Bear Swamp Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Halifax Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Algonquin/Tennessee Interconnect Service Road/Halifax Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left onto Tennesee Gas Service Road/Halifax Trail, heading E.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Halifax Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Algonquin Gas Service Road, heading S.
- 1.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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