Wurtsboro Ridge State Forest
Development Trail & Shawangunk Ridge Trail/Long Path
7.2 mi · ▲ 2,201 ft · 3 hr 30 min
Development Trail & Shawangunk Ridge Trail/Long Path is a 7.2-mile out-and-back in Wurtsboro Ridge State Forest near Roosa Gap, NY. It climbs 2,201 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade. It scores 51/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi843 – 1,644 ft · steepest grade: 28%7.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Fire Tower Road 41.61446, -74.42470
Nearest town Roosa Gap, NY
Directions
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Development Trail & Shawangunk Ridge Trail/Long Path
7.2 mi · ▲ 2,201 ft · 3 hr 30 min
Elevation 843–1,644 ft
Out & Back · Wurtsboro Ridge State Forest
Trailhead: Fire Tower Road · 41.61446, -74.42470
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:23 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Fire Tower Road, heading NW.
- 350 ftBear left onto Shawangunk Ridge Trail/Long Path, heading SW.
- 2.7 miSharp left onto Crane Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Shawangunk Ridge Trail/Long Path, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Development Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miReach Shawangunk Ridge Trail/Long Path, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Shawangunk Ridge Trail/Long Path, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Crane Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Shawangunk Ridge Trail/Long Path, heading NE.
- 2.7 miBear right onto Fire Tower Road, heading NE.
- 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 surface
100% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 7:23 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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