Huckleberry Ridge State Forest
Heinlein Pond–Hawthorne Lake, 6 sights
12.7 mi · ▲ 2,530 ft · 5 hr 30 min
Heinlein Pond–Hawthorne Lake, 6 sights is a 12.7-mile out-and-back in Huckleberry Ridge State Forest near Shin Hollow, NY. The route passes Hawthorne Lake before reaching Heinlein Pond at the turnaround, 6.4 miles in. It climbs 2,530 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 34/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Heinlein Pond–Hawthorne Lake, 6 sights
12.7 mi · ▲ 2,530 ft · 5 hr 30 min
Elevation 589–1,311 ft
Out & Back · Huckleberry Ridge State Forest
Trailhead: 41.40512, -74.59524
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:23 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.9 miBear left onto Shinhollow Road, heading SW.
- 2.7 miTurn right onto Lenape Ridge Trail (Red), heading S.
- 0.1 miPass Hawthorne Lake.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Minisink Trail (Yellow), heading SW.
- 0.9 miReach Heinlein Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Lenape Ridge Trail (Red), heading E.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading N.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Shawangunk Ridge Trail (Blue), heading S.
- 2.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Shinhollow Road, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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