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

  1. Start on White-Blazed Trail, heading E.
  2. 350 ftTurn left onto Shawangunk Ridge Trail/Long Path, heading NE.
  3. 0.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
  4. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  6. 250 ftTurn right onto Development Trail, heading E.
  7. 0.5 miReach Development Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 1.1 miTurn left onto Wurtsboro Ridge State Forest Upper O&W Rail Trail, heading W.
  9. 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

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