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Ringwood State Park

Cups Trail–Cupsaw Brook Trail, 3 sights

2.7 mi · ▲ 223 ft · 1 hr 1 min

Cups Trail–Cupsaw Brook Trail, 3 sights is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Ringwood State Park near Skylands, NJ. It is mostly level, with 223 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 39/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi463 – 561 ft3.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Crossover Trail 41.13402, -74.23854
Nearest town Skylands, NJ
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Cups Trail–Cupsaw Brook Trail, 3 sights

2.7 mi · ▲ 223 ft · 1 hr 1 min

Elevation 463–560 ft

Out & Back · Ringwood State Park

Trailhead: Crossover Trail · 41.13402, -74.23854

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

Bikes allowed on the whole route

  1. Start on Crossover Trail, heading NE.
  2. 0.2 miSharp left onto Alligator, heading NW.
  3. 50 ftBear right onto Crossover Trail, heading NW.
  4. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Crossover/Cupsaw Brook/Ringwood-Ramapo Trail, heading W.
  5. 50 ftBear left onto Cupsaw Brook Trail, heading SW.
  6. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Cooper Union Trail, heading W.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left onto Serpentine Trail, heading S.
  8. 0.2 miBear left onto Cups Trail, heading S.
  9. 0.3 miReach Cupsaw Brook Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.3 miBear right onto Serpentine Trail, heading SE.
  11. 0.2 miTurn right onto Cooper Union Trail, heading N.
  12. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Cupsaw Brook Trail, heading N.
  13. 0.3 miBear right onto Crossover/Cupsaw Brook/Ringwood-Ramapo Trail, heading NE.
  14. 50 ftContinue straight onto Crossover Trail, heading NE.
  15. 0.1 miBear left onto Alligator, heading NE.
  16. 50 ftSharp right onto Crossover Trail, heading E.
  17. 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/cups-trail-cupsaw-brook-trail-out-back-3-sights

Trail surface

74% dirt11% boardwalk15% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 7:22 PM

Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route

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