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Roosa Gap State Forest

Old Turnpike Trail & Shawangunk Ridge Trail/Long Path

9.7 mi · ▲ 2,071 ft · 4 hr 16 min

Old Turnpike Trail & Shawangunk Ridge Trail/Long Path is a 9.7-mile out-and-back in Roosa Gap State Forest near Walker Valley, NY. It climbs 2,071 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade. It scores 55/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi843 – 1,690 ft · steepest grade: 27%9.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Red Trail 41.64629, -74.40157
Nearest town Walker Valley, NY
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Old Turnpike Trail & Shawangunk Ridge Trail/Long Path

9.7 mi · ▲ 2,071 ft · 4 hr 16 min

Elevation 843–1,690 ft

Out & Back · Roosa Gap State Forest

Trailhead: Red Trail · 41.64629, -74.40157

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Red Trail, heading NW.
  2. 0.8 miBear left onto Shawangunk Ridge Trail/Long Path, heading SW.
  3. 2.5 miTurn right onto Fire Tower Road, heading S.
  4. 100 ftBear left onto Shawangunk Ridge Trail/Long Path, heading S.
  5. 0.9 miBear left onto Old Turnpike Trail, heading S.
  6. 0.6 miReach Shawangunk Ridge Trail/Long Path, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.6 miBear right onto Shawangunk Ridge Trail/Long Path, heading SW.
  8. 0.9 miBear right onto Fire Tower Road, heading E.
  9. 100 ftTurn left onto Shawangunk Ridge Trail/Long Path, heading E.
  10. 2.5 miBear right onto Red Trail, heading N.
  11. 0.7 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-shawangunk-ridge-trail-long-path-out-back-3-sights

Weather

Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 7:23 PM

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