Ringwood State Park
Hickory Mountain–The Bog, 7 sights
5.3 mi · ▲ 526 ft · 2 hr 2 min
Hickory Mountain–The Bog, 7 sights is a 5.3-mile out-and-back in Ringwood State Park near Skylands, NJ. The route passes The Bog before reaching Hickory Mountain at the turnaround, 2.6 miles in. It climbs 526 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 39/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Hickory Mountain–The Bog, 7 sights
5.3 mi · ▲ 526 ft · 2 hr 2 min
Elevation 415–713 ft
Out & Back · Ringwood State Park
Trailhead: East Cottage Road · 41.12524, -74.23568
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
Toilets at the trailhead
- Start on East Cottage Road, heading N.
- 50 ftPass The Bog.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto East Cottage Road/Crossover Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Crossover Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Alligator, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right onto Crossover Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Crossover/Cupsaw Brook/Ringwood-Ramapo Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left onto Cupsaw Brook Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Cooper Union Trail, heading SW.
- 0.8 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 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 N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Cooper Union Bypass Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftBear right onto Cooper Union Trail, heading N.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Cupsaw Brook Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Crossover/Cupsaw Brook/Ringwood-Ramapo Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Crossover Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Alligator, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Crossover Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Tennesee Gas Service Road, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Crossover Trail, heading NE.
- 150 ftSharp left onto East Cottage Road/Crossover Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto East Cottage Road, heading S.
- 150 ftArrive 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 6:59 PM for the 7:22 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:41 PM — 8 min before dark.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
More from East Cottage Road Trailhead
- The Bog–Crossover Trail, 4 sights 2 mi · ▲ 261 ft
- Warm Puppy Rock–Swan Pond, 6 lakes 2.2 mi · ▲ 206 ft
- Old Morris Road & White's Road via Tennesee Gas Service Road 2.3 mi · ▲ 314 ft
- Shepherd Lake–The Bog, 4 lakes 2.5 mi · ▲ 264 ft
- Potake Pond–The Bog, 3 lakes 2.5 mi · ▲ 315 ft
- Ringwood State Park Beach–Crossover Trail, 3 sights 2.6 mi · ▲ 224 ft
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