Ringwood State Park

Hickory Mountain–CU Bypass Trail, 5 sights

4.5 mi · ▲ 695 ft · 1 hr 51 min

Hickory Mountain–CU Bypass Trail, 5 sights is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Ringwood State Park near Eagle Valley, NY. The route reaches Hickory Mountain at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It climbs 695 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 30/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi413 – 679 ft · steepest grade: 21%4.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: State Line Trail 41.14595, -74.24199
Nearest town Eagle Valley, NY

Directions

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Hickory Mountain–CU Bypass Trail, 5 sights

4.5 mi · ▲ 695 ft · 1 hr 51 min

Elevation 415–679 ft

Out & Back · Ringwood State Park

Trailhead: State Line Trail · 41.14595, -74.24199

Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:22 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.2 miBear right onto Cooper Union Trail, heading SW.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left onto Ringwood-Ramapo Trail, heading E.
  4. 0.4 miTurn right onto Cupsaw Brook Trail, heading S.
  5. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Cooper Union Trail, heading SW.
  6. 0.8 miBear left onto Cooper Union Bypass Trail, heading W.
  7. 150 ftBear left onto CU Bypass Trail, heading W.
  8. 250 ftBear right onto Cooper Union Bypass Trail, heading W.
  9. 0.2 miBear left onto Sally Court Access, heading SW.
  10. 0.1 miReach Hickory Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.1 miBear right onto Cooper Union Bypass Trail, heading S.
  12. 0.2 miBear left onto CU Bypass Trail, heading N.
  13. 250 ftBear right, heading NE.
  14. 50 ftContinue straight onto Cooper Union Bypass Trail, heading NE.
  15. 150 ftBear right onto Cooper Union Trail, heading NE.
  16. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Cupsaw Brook Trail, heading NW.
  17. 0.3 miTurn left onto Ringwood-Ramapo Trail, heading NE.
  18. 0.4 miTurn right onto Cooper Union Trail, heading N.
  19. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  20. 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

80% dirt20% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 7:22 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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