Long Pond Ironworks State Park
Monksville Reservoir–Burnt Meadow Trail, 7 sights
13.3 mi · ▲ 1,658 ft · 5 hr 16 min
Monksville Reservoir–Burnt Meadow Trail, 7 sights is a 13.3-mile out-and-back in Long Pond Ironworks State Park near Sterling Forest, NY. The route reaches Monksville Reservoir. It climbs 1,658 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 41/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Monksville Reservoir–Burnt Meadow Trail, 7 sights
13.3 mi · ▲ 1,658 ft · 5 hr 16 min
Elevation 402–940 ft
Out & Back · Long Pond Ironworks State Park
Trailhead: Fire Tower Trail · 41.18698, -74.30798
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Lake to Lake Trail, heading SW.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Jennings Hollow Trail, heading NE.
- 1.8 miContinue straight onto Sterling Ridge/Highlands Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miBear right onto Hasenclever Iron Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Sterling Ridge/Highlands Trail, heading SW.
- 150 ftPass Monksville Reservoir.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
- 1.2 miBear left onto Highlands Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Burnt Meadow Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Powerline, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Outside Fenceline, heading W.
- 150 ftBear right onto Boon, heading W.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Safari 1, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Tigerfish Boon, heading SW.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Tiger Pen, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto G.O.A.T., heading SW.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Tiger Pen, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto G.O.A.T., heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Tapawingo Spur Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Tapawingo Spur Trail/Tiger Pen, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Safari 1, heading S.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Snake, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Safari 1, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 450 ftReach Monksville Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Snake, heading W.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Safari 1, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Tapawingo Spur Trail/Tiger Pen, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Tapawingo Spur Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto G.O.A.T., heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Tiger Pen, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto G.O.A.T., heading NE.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Tiger Pen, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Tigerfish Boon, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Safari 1, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Boon, heading NE.
- 350 ftBear left onto Outside Fenceline, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Powerline, heading NE.
- 350 ftBear left onto Burnt Meadow Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Highlands Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Sterling Ridge/Highlands Trail, heading E.
- 1.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Hasenclever Iron Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto Sterling Ridge/Highlands Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Jennings Hollow Trail, heading NE.
- 1.8 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Lake to Lake Trail, heading SW.
- 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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