Ringwood State Park
Eagle Lake–Algonquin Gas Service Road, 7 sights
12.8 mi · ▲ 2,057 ft · 5 hr 18 min
Eagle Lake–Algonquin Gas Service Road, 7 sights is a 12.8-mile out-and-back in Ringwood State Park near Hillburn, NY. The route reaches Eagle Lake at the turnaround, 6.3 miles in. It climbs 2,057 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 57/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi420 – 974 ft · steepest grade: 19%13.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Algonquin Gas Service Road 41.12689, -74.18335
Nearest town Hillburn, NY
Directions
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Eagle Lake–Algonquin Gas Service Road, 7 sights
12.8 mi · ▲ 2,057 ft · 5 hr 18 min
Elevation 421–976 ft
Out & Back · Ringwood State Park
Trailhead: Algonquin Gas Service Road · 41.12689, -74.18335
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:21 PM
- Start on Algonquin Gas Service Road, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Mountain Road, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left onto Algonquin Gas Service Road, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Woods Road, heading SW.
- 1.4 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Cape Road, heading SW.
- 350 ftBear right onto Black Birch Way, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Tennesee Gas Service Road, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Skylands Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Tennesee Gas Service Road, heading W.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Old Morris Road, heading W.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Tennesee Gas Service Road, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Crossover Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Alligator, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Crossover Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Crossover/Cupsaw Brook/Ringwood-Ramapo Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Ringwood-Ramapo Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Cooper Union Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto State Line Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Old Eagle Valley Road, heading NE.
- 400 ftReach Eagle Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Eagle Lake Trail, heading E.
- 0.8 miBear right onto Cooper Union Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Ringwood-Ramapo Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Crossover/Cupsaw Brook/Ringwood-Ramapo Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Crossover Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Alligator, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Crossover Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Tennesee Gas Service Road, heading SW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Old Morris Road, heading E.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Tennesee Gas Service Road, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Skylands Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Tennesee Gas Service Road, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Black Birch Way, heading S.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Cape Road, heading SE.
- 350 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Woods Road, heading NE.
- 1.7 miTurn left onto Algonquin Gas Service Road, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Mountain Road, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Algonquin Gas Service Road, heading N.
- 0.4 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
41% dirt2% boardwalk57% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 7:21 PM
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