Ringwood State Park
Governor Mountain & Cooper Union Viewpoint via Cooper Union Trail
1.9 mi · ▲ 412 ft · 50 min
Governor Mountain & Cooper Union Viewpoint via Cooper Union Trail is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Ringwood State Park near Erskine Lakes, NJ. The route passes Cooper Union Viewpoint before reaching Governor Mountain at the turnaround, 1 miles in. It climbs 412 ft, with sections as steep as 31% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Governor Mountain & Cooper Union Viewpoint via Cooper Union Trail
1.9 mi · ▲ 412 ft · 50 min
Elevation 336–623 ft
Out & Back · Ringwood State Park
Trailhead: Hickory Road Access · 41.11319, -74.25876
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
- Start on Hickory Road Access, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Cooper Union Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miPass Cooper Union Viewpoint.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miPass Governor Mountain.
- 0.7 miSharp left onto Hickory Road Access, heading SW.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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