Wurtsboro Ridge State Forest
Old Turnpike Trail via Shawangunk Ridge Trail/Long Path
14.2 mi · ▲ 1,755 ft · 5 hr 37 min
Old Turnpike Trail via Shawangunk Ridge Trail/Long Path is a 14.2-mile out-and-back in Wurtsboro Ridge State Forest near Wurtsboro, NY. It climbs 1,755 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade. It scores 26/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi512 – 1,411 ft · steepest grade: 28%14.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.57105, -74.47434
Nearest town Wurtsboro, NY
Directions
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Old Turnpike Trail via Shawangunk Ridge Trail/Long Path
14.2 mi · ▲ 1,755 ft · 5 hr 37 min
Elevation 512–1,411 ft
Out & Back · Wurtsboro Ridge State Forest
Trailhead: 41.57105, -74.47434
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:23 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Wurtsboro Ridge State Forest Lower O&W Rail Trail, heading NE.
- 3.1 miSharp right onto Wurtsboro Ridge State Forest Upper O&W Rail Trail, heading S.
- 1.2 miSharp left, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Mine Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Shawangunk Ridge Trail/Long Path, heading SE.
- 1.4 miTurn right onto Old Turnpike Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miReach Old Turnpike Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Shawangunk Ridge Trail/Long Path, heading NW.
- 1.4 miBear left onto Mine Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 250 ftSharp right onto Wurtsboro Ridge State Forest Upper O&W Rail Trail, heading SW.
- 1.2 miSharp left, heading N.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Wurtsboro Ridge State Forest Lower O&W Rail Trail, heading N.
- 3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
49% dirt51% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 7:23 PM
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Mamakating O&W Rail Trail & Sullivan O&W Rail Trail (Proposed) 2.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- D&H Canal Linear Park Towpath Trail 7.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Wurtsboro Ridge State Forest Upper O&W Rail Trail 9.7 mi · ▲ 137 ft
- Wurtsboro Ridge State Forest Upper O&W Rail Trail 9.9 mi · ▲ 518 ft
- Wurtsboro Ridge State Forest Upper O&W Rail Trail 12.3 mi · ▲ 190 ft
- Shawangunk Ridge Trail/Long Path 12.9 mi · ▲ 1,432 ft
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