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Ringwood State Park

Cups Trail & Serpentine Trail

2.1 mi · ▲ 120 ft · 46 min

Cups Trail & Serpentine Trail is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in Ringwood State Park near Skylands, NJ. It is mostly level, with 120 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 31/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi430 – 532 ft2.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Crossover Spur Trail 41.13147, -74.24343
Nearest town Skylands, NJ
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Cups Trail & Serpentine Trail

2.1 mi · ▲ 120 ft · 46 min

Elevation 431–533 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

Bikes allowed on the whole route · 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. 0.2 miTurn left onto Serpentine Trail, heading SE.
  5. 0.2 miBear left onto Cups Trail, heading SE.
  6. 0.3 miReach Serpentine Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.3 miBear right onto Serpentine Trail, heading E.
  8. 0.2 miTurn right onto Cooper Union Trail, heading N.
  9. 0.2 miBear right onto Crossover Trail, heading N.
  10. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Crossover Spur Trail, heading E.
  11. 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-serpentine-trail-out-back

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 7:22 PM

Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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