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Wurtsboro Ridge State Forest

Old Turnpike Trail via Shawangunk Ridge Trail/Long Path

4.4 mi · ▲ 1,227 ft · 2 hr 5 min

Old Turnpike Trail via Shawangunk Ridge Trail/Long Path is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Wurtsboro Ridge State Forest near Roosa Gap, NY. It climbs 1,227 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade. It scores 53/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi850 – 1,411 ft · steepest grade: 25%4.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Old Turnpike Trail 41.60615, -74.42670
Nearest town Roosa Gap, NY
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Old Turnpike Trail via Shawangunk Ridge Trail/Long Path

4.4 mi · ▲ 1,227 ft · 2 hr 5 min

Elevation 849–1,411 ft

Out & Back · Wurtsboro Ridge State Forest

Trailhead: Old Turnpike Trail · 41.60615, -74.42670

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Old Turnpike Trail, heading W.
  2. 0.6 miTurn left onto Shawangunk Ridge Trail/Long Path, heading SW.
  3. 1.4 miBear left onto Mine Trail, heading NW.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  7. 250 ftReach Old Turnpike Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  10. 0.1 miBear right onto Shawangunk Ridge Trail/Long Path, heading NE.
  11. 1.4 miTurn right onto Old Turnpike Trail, heading NW.
  12. 0.6 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/old-turnpike-trail-out-back-4406

Trail surface

9% dirt91% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 7:23 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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