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Ringwood State Park

Crossover Trail–Cupsaw Brook Trail, 4 sights

2.5 mi · ▲ 327 ft · 1 hr

Crossover Trail–Cupsaw Brook Trail, 4 sights is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Ringwood State Park near Skylands, NJ. It climbs 327 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 23/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi430 – 679 ft · steepest grade: 26%2.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Crossover Spur Trail 41.13147, -74.24343
Nearest town Skylands, NJ
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Crossover Trail–Cupsaw Brook Trail, 4 sights

2.5 mi · ▲ 327 ft · 1 hr

Elevation 431–679 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. 0.5 miTurn right onto Ringwood-Ramapo Trail, heading N.
  4. 0.2 miBear left onto State Line Trail, heading NE.
  5. 0.5 miTurn right onto Cooper Union Trail, heading NE.
  6. 250 ftTurn left onto Cupsaw Brook Trail, heading SE.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  8. 0.2 miBear right onto Cooper Union Trail, heading SW.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left onto Ringwood-Ramapo Trail, heading SW.
  10. 0.4 miTurn right onto Crossover Trail, heading S.
  11. 0.3 miTurn left onto Crossover Spur Trail, heading W.
  12. 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/crossover-trail-cupsaw-brook-trail-out-back-4-sights

Trail surface

73% dirt11% boardwalk16% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 7:22 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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