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Ringwood State Park

Cooper Union Trail

2.6 mi · ▲ 230 ft · 59 min

Cooper Union Trail is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Ringwood State Park near Skylands, NJ. It is mostly level, with 230 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 28/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi413 – 535 ft2.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Crossover Spur Trail 41.13147, -74.24343
Nearest town Skylands, NJ
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Cooper Union Trail

2.6 mi · ▲ 230 ft · 59 min

Elevation 415–535 ft

Out & Back · Ringwood State Park

Trailhead: Crossover Spur Trail · 41.13147, -74.24343

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Crossover Spur Trail, heading N.
  2. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Crossover Trail, heading NW.
  3. 0.2 miBear left onto Cooper Union Trail, heading SW.
  4. 0.7 miBear left onto Cooper Union Bypass Trail, heading SW.
  5. 150 ftSharp right onto CU Bypass Trail, heading W.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  7. 400 ftContinue straight onto Cooper Union Trail, heading SW.
  8. 500 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 0.2 miTurn right onto CU Bypass Trail, heading NE.
  10. 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto Cooper Union Bypass Trail, heading NE.
  12. 150 ftBear right onto Cooper Union Trail, heading NE.
  13. 0.7 miBear right onto Crossover Trail, heading N.
  14. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Crossover Spur Trail, heading E.
  15. 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/cooper-union-trail-out-back-4-km-0f73

Trail surface

94% dirt6% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 7:22 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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