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Middletown Reservoir Trails

Highland Lake

1.5 mi · ▲ 57 ft · 32 min

Highland Lake is a 1.5-mile out-and-back in Middletown Reservoir Trails near Baileyville, NY. The route reaches Highland Lake. It is mostly level, with 57 ft of elevation gain. It scores 68/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi797 – 863 ft1.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Mapes Road 41.45522, -74.48494
Nearest town Baileyville, NY
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Highland Lake

1.5 mi · ▲ 57 ft · 32 min

Elevation 798–862 ft

Out & Back · Middletown Reservoir Trails

Trailhead: Mapes Road · 41.45522, -74.48494

Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:23 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Mapes Road, heading SE.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left onto Highland Lake Road, heading NE.
  3. 50 ftPass Highland Lake.
  4. 0.5 miSharp right onto Black Trail, heading S.
  5. 0.2 miReach Highland Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.2 miSharp left onto Highland Lake Road, heading SW.
  7. 0.5 miTurn right onto Mapes Road, heading NW.
  8. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/highland-lake-out-back

Weather

Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 7:23 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Baileyville, New York