New York-New Jersey Trail Conference Lands
D&H Canal Linear Park Towpath Trail & Wurtsboro Ridge State Forest Upper O&W Rail Trail
12.8 mi · ▲ 248 ft · 4 hr 23 min
D&H Canal Linear Park Towpath Trail & Wurtsboro Ridge State Forest Upper O&W Rail Trail is a 12.8-mile out-and-back in New York-New Jersey Trail Conference Lands near High View, NY. It is mostly level, with 248 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 14/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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D&H Canal Linear Park Towpath Trail & Wurtsboro Ridge State Forest Upper O&W Rail Trail
12.8 mi · ▲ 248 ft · 4 hr 23 min
Elevation 527–781 ft
Out & Back · New York-New Jersey Trail Conference Lands
Trailhead: Wurtsboro Ridge State Forest Upper O&W Rail Trail · 41.56659, -74.46761
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:23 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Wurtsboro Ridge State Forest Upper O&W Rail Trail, heading NW.
- 3.5 miSharp left, heading W.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Wurtsboro Ridge State Forest Lower O&W Rail Trail, heading S.
- 1.1 miSharp right onto D&H Canal Linear Park Towpath Trail, heading SW.
- 1.7 miReach Wurtsboro Ridge State Forest Upper O&W Rail Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.7 miSharp left onto Wurtsboro Ridge State Forest Lower O&W Rail Trail, heading NE.
- 1.2 miSharp right onto Wurtsboro Ridge State Forest Upper O&W Rail Trail, heading N.
- 1.5 miBear right, heading S.
- 2 miArrive 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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- Dogs allowed on leash
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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