Ringwood State Park
Hickory Mountain–CU Bypass Trail, 3 sights
2.9 mi · ▲ 227 ft · 1 hr 5 min
Hickory Mountain–CU Bypass Trail, 3 sights is a 2.9-mile out-and-back in Ringwood State Park near Skylands, NJ. The route reaches Hickory Mountain at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 227 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 29/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi413 – 535 ft3.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Crossover Spur Trail 41.13147, -74.24343
Nearest town Skylands, NJ
Directions
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Hickory Mountain–CU Bypass Trail, 3 sights
2.9 mi · ▲ 227 ft · 1 hr 5 min
Elevation 415–535 ft
Out & Back · Ringwood State Park
Trailhead: Crossover Spur Trail · 41.13147, -74.24343
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Crossover Spur Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Crossover Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Cooper Union Trail, heading SW.
- 0.7 miBear left onto Cooper Union Bypass Trail, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear left onto CU Bypass Trail, heading SW.
- 250 ftBear right onto Cooper Union Bypass Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Sally Court Access, heading SW.
- 0.1 miReach Hickory Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Cooper Union Bypass Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left onto CU Bypass Trail, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Cooper Union Bypass Trail, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear right onto Cooper Union Trail, heading NE.
- 0.7 miBear right onto Crossover Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Crossover Spur Trail, heading N.
- 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% dirt
Weather
Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 7:22 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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