Ringwood State Park
CU Bypass Trail–Crossover Trail, 4 sights
4.8 mi · ▲ 501 ft · 1 hr 51 min
CU Bypass Trail–Crossover Trail, 4 sights is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Ringwood State Park near Skylands, NJ. It climbs 501 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 39/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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CU Bypass Trail–Crossover Trail, 4 sights
4.8 mi · ▲ 501 ft · 1 hr 51 min
Elevation 415–713 ft
Out & Back · Ringwood State Park
Trailhead: East Cottage Road/Crossover Trail · 41.12697, -74.23633
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on East Cottage Road/Crossover Trail, heading NW.
- 200 ftSharp right onto Crossover Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Alligator, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Crossover Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Crossover/Cupsaw Brook/Ringwood-Ramapo Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left onto Cupsaw Brook Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Cooper Union Trail, heading SW.
- 0.8 miBear left onto Cooper Union Bypass Trail, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear left onto CU Bypass Trail, heading SW.
- 250 ftBear right onto Cooper Union Bypass Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miReach Crossover Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear left onto CU Bypass Trail, heading SW.
- 250 ftBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Cooper Union Bypass Trail, heading S.
- 150 ftBear right onto Cooper Union Trail, heading NE.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Cupsaw Brook Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Crossover/Cupsaw Brook/Ringwood-Ramapo Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Crossover Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Alligator, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Crossover Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Tennesee Gas Service Road, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Crossover Trail, heading E.
- 150 ftSharp left onto East Cottage Road/Crossover Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:02 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:22 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:50 PM.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from East Cottage Road/Crossover Trail Trailhead
- Warm Puppy Rock–Swan Pond, 6 lakes 2.2 mi · ▲ 206 ft
- Old Morris Road & White's Road via Tennesee Gas Service Road 2.3 mi · ▲ 314 ft
- Shepherd Lake–The Bog, 4 lakes 2.5 mi · ▲ 264 ft
- Potake Pond–The Bog, 3 lakes 2.5 mi · ▲ 315 ft
- Ringwood State Park Beach–Crossover Trail, 3 sights 2.6 mi · ▲ 224 ft
- Ringwood-Ramapo Viewpoint–Five Ponds Viewpoint Loop, 8 sights 2.6 mi · ▲ 406 ft
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