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.
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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
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Cooper Union Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Ringwood-Ramapo Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Cupsaw Brook Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Cooper Union Trail, heading SW.
- 0.8 miBear left onto Cooper Union Bypass Trail, heading W.
- 150 ftBear left onto CU Bypass Trail, heading W.
- 250 ftBear right onto Cooper Union Bypass Trail, heading W.
- 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 N.
- 250 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Cooper Union Bypass Trail, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear right onto Cooper Union Trail, heading NE.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Cupsaw Brook Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Ringwood-Ramapo Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Cooper Union Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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