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Ramapo Valley County Reservation

Halifax Trail–Pierson Ridge Road, 4 sights

5.5 mi · ▲ 831 ft · 2 hr 15 min

Halifax Trail–Pierson Ridge Road, 4 sights is a 5.5-mile out-and-back in Ramapo Valley County Reservation near Hillburn, NY. It climbs 831 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi564 – 1,030 ft · steepest grade: 24%5.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Algonquin Gas Service Road 41.10706, -74.18128
Nearest town Hillburn, NY
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Halifax Trail–Pierson Ridge Road, 4 sights

5.5 mi · ▲ 831 ft · 2 hr 15 min

Elevation 563–1,032 ft

Out & Back · Ramapo Valley County Reservation

Trailhead: Algonquin Gas Service Road · 41.10706, -74.18128

Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:21 PM

  1. Start on Algonquin Gas Service Road, heading W.
  2. 1.2 miTurn right onto Halifax Trail, heading N.
  3. 0.4 miTurn right onto Tennesee Gas Service Road, heading NW.
  4. 1.1 miSharp right onto Pierson Ridge Trail, heading E.
  5. 150 ftContinue straight onto Pierson Ridge Road, heading NE.
  6. 250 ftReach Halifax Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 200 ftContinue straight onto Pierson Ridge Trail, heading W.
  8. 150 ftSharp left onto Tennesee Gas Service Road, heading SE.
  9. 1.1 miTurn left onto Halifax Trail, heading E.
  10. 0.4 miTurn left onto Algonquin Gas Service Road, heading SE.
  11. 1.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/halifax-trail-pierson-ridge-road-out-back-4-sights

Trail surface

16% dirt84% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 7:21 PM

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