Highland Lakes State Park
Highland Lake & Pufftown Road via Oak Road West
4.9 mi · ▲ 291 ft · 1 hr 47 min
Highland Lake & Pufftown Road via Oak Road West is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Highland Lakes State Park near Milburn, NY. The route reaches Highland Lake. It climbs 291 ft. It scores 38/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi453 – 682 ft5.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.49769, -74.34312
Nearest town Milburn, NY
Directions
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Highland Lake & Pufftown Road via Oak Road West
4.9 mi · ▲ 291 ft · 1 hr 47 min
Elevation 452–682 ft
Out & Back · Highland Lakes State Park
Trailhead: 41.49769, -74.34312
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 350 ftSharp left onto Pufftown Road, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 200 ftPass Highland Lake.
- 200 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 250 ftBear right, heading E.
- 450 ftBear right, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear left onto Camp Orange Road, heading SE.
- 0.8 miSharp right, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Oak Road West, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miReach Highland Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading N.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Camp Orange Road, heading SW.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Pufftown Road, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 350 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 450 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 400 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading W.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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Weather
Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 7:22 PM
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