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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right onto Wurtsboro Ridge State Forest Lower O&W Rail Trail, heading NE.
  3. 3.1 miSharp right onto Wurtsboro Ridge State Forest Upper O&W Rail Trail, heading S.
  4. 1.2 miSharp left, heading E.
  5. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  6. 0.1 miSharp left, heading E.
  7. 0.3 miSharp right, heading E.
  8. 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
  9. 50 ftTurn right onto Mine Trail, heading SE.
  10. 0.1 miBear right onto Shawangunk Ridge Trail/Long Path, heading SE.
  11. 1.4 miTurn right onto Old Turnpike Trail, heading E.
  12. 0.6 miReach Old Turnpike Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 0.6 miTurn left onto Shawangunk Ridge Trail/Long Path, heading NW.
  14. 1.4 miBear left onto Mine Trail, heading SW.
  15. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  16. 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  17. 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
  18. 0.3 miSharp right, heading NW.
  19. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  20. 250 ftSharp right onto Wurtsboro Ridge State Forest Upper O&W Rail Trail, heading SW.
  21. 1.2 miSharp left, heading N.
  22. 450 ftContinue straight onto Wurtsboro Ridge State Forest Lower O&W Rail Trail, heading N.
  23. 3 miTurn left, heading S.
  24. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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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

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