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Big Lake & old road (1906 map)

4.3 mi · ▲ 248 ft · 1 hr 33 min

Big Lake & old road (1906 map) is a 4.3-mile out-and-back near Prospect Hill, NY. The route reaches Big Lake. It is mostly level, with 248 ft of elevation gain. It scores 60/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,273 – 1,414 ft4.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.47509, -74.65580
Nearest town Prospect Hill, NY
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Big Lake & old road (1906 map)

4.3 mi · ▲ 248 ft · 1 hr 33 min

Elevation 1,274–1,414 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.47509, -74.65580

Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:24 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 400 ftSharp left onto old road (1906 map), heading SE.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  4. 50 ftPass Big Lake.
  5. 350 ftSharp right, heading S.
  6. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
  7. 250 ftSharp right, heading E.
  8. 1.4 miReach Big Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 1.1 miSharp right, heading W.
  10. 0.4 miSharp left, heading NE.
  11. 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  12. 0.4 miSharp left, heading N.
  13. 0.2 miSharp right, heading NW.
  14. 350 ftArrive 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/big-lake-old-road-1906-map-out-back-7-km

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:24 PM

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