Wurtsboro Ridge State Forest
Development Trail Loop via Shawangunk Ridge Trail/Long Path
3.2 mi · ▲ 570 ft · 1 hr 21 min
Development Trail Loop via Shawangunk Ridge Trail/Long Path is a 3.2-mile loop in Wurtsboro Ridge State Forest near High View, NY. It climbs 570 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 31/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi673 – 1,296 ft · steepest grade: 22%3.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Wurtsboro Ridge State Forest Upper O&W Rail Trail 41.57718, -74.46488
Nearest town High View, NY
Directions
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Development Trail Loop via Shawangunk Ridge Trail/Long Path
3.2 mi · ▲ 570 ft · 1 hr 21 min
Elevation 672–1,295 ft
Loop · Wurtsboro Ridge State Forest
Trailhead: Wurtsboro Ridge State Forest Upper O&W Rail Trail · 41.57718, -74.46488
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:23 PM
- Start on White-Blazed Trail, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Shawangunk Ridge Trail/Long Path, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Development Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miReach Development Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Wurtsboro Ridge State Forest Upper O&W Rail Trail, heading W.
- 0.8 miThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
28% dirt72% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 7:23 PM
More from Wurtsboro Ridge State Forest Upper O&W Rail Trail Trailhead
- Shawangunk Ridge Trail/Long Path 6.7 mi · ▲ 1,974 ft
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