Huckleberry Ridge State Forest
Old ATV Viewpoint–Heinlein Pond, 6 sights
3.3 mi · ▲ 448 ft · 1 hr 19 min
Old ATV Viewpoint–Heinlein Pond, 6 sights is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Huckleberry Ridge State Forest near Tristates, NY. The route passes Snyder Pond and Heinlein Pond before reaching Old ATV Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.4 miles in. It climbs 448 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Old ATV Viewpoint–Heinlein Pond, 6 sights
3.3 mi · ▲ 448 ft · 1 hr 19 min
Elevation 549–863 ft
Out & Back · Huckleberry Ridge State Forest
Trailhead: Lenape Ridge Trail (red+yellow) · 41.35847, -74.67719
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:24 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Lenape Ridge Trail (red+yellow), heading N.
- 50 ftPass Snyder Pond.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Minisink Trail (Yellow), heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Lenape Ridge Trail (red), heading NE.
- 1.3 miTurn left onto (bushwhack), heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Heinlein Pond.
- 50 ftPass Old ATV Viewpoint.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Old ATV Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Lenape Ridge Trail (red), heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto (bushwhack), heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Old ATV Trail, heading SW.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto Minisink Trail (Yellow), heading SW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Lenape Ridge Trail (red+yellow), heading SW.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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