Ramapo Mountain State Forest
Bear Swamp Road–Halifax Trail, 3 sights
6.6 mi · ▲ 712 ft · 2 hr 33 min
Bear Swamp Road–Halifax Trail, 3 sights is a 6.6-mile out-and-back in Ramapo Mountain State Forest near Hillburn, NY. It climbs 712 ft. It scores 77/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi591 – 1,011 ft6.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Mountain Road 41.12096, -74.18986
Nearest town Hillburn, NY
Directions
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Bear Swamp Road–Halifax Trail, 3 sights
6.6 mi · ▲ 712 ft · 2 hr 33 min
Elevation 590–1,012 ft
Out & Back · Ramapo Mountain State Forest
Trailhead: Mountain Road · 41.12096, -74.18986
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
- Start on Mountain Road, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Algonquin Gas Service Road, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Woods Road, heading SW.
- 1.4 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Cape Road, heading SW.
- 0.7 miBear left onto Bear Swamp Road, heading S.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Halifax Trail, heading SE.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Bear Swamp Road, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Halifax Trail, heading S.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Bear Swamp Road, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Halifax Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Bear Swamp Road/Halifax Trail, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Tennesee Gas Service Road, heading S.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Halifax Trail, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Woods Road, heading N.
- 0.9 miBear left onto Algonquin Gas Service Road, heading SE.
- 0.8 miBear right onto Mountain Road, heading NE.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
41% dirt59% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 7:22 PM
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