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Roosa Gap State Forest

Old Turnpike Trail & Shawangunk Ridge Trail/Long Path

3.2 mi · ▲ 1,172 ft · 1 hr 39 min

Old Turnpike Trail & Shawangunk Ridge Trail/Long Path is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in Roosa Gap State Forest near Roosa Gap, NY. It climbs 1,172 ft, with sections as steep as 32% grade. It scores 58/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi843 – 1,644 ft · steepest grade: 32%3.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Fire Tower Road 41.61670, -74.42541
Nearest town Roosa Gap, NY
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Old Turnpike Trail & Shawangunk Ridge Trail/Long Path

3.2 mi · ▲ 1,172 ft · 1 hr 39 min

Elevation 843–1,644 ft

Out & Back · Roosa Gap State Forest

Trailhead: Fire Tower Road · 41.61670, -74.42541

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Fire Tower Road, heading NW.
  2. 400 ftBear left onto Shawangunk Ridge Trail/Long Path, heading SW.
  3. 0.9 miBear left onto Old Turnpike Trail, heading SE.
  4. 0.6 miReach Shawangunk Ridge Trail/Long Path, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.6 miBear right onto Shawangunk Ridge Trail/Long Path, heading W.
  6. 0.9 miBear right onto Fire Tower Road, heading E.
  7. 250 ftArrive 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-d7aa

Weather

Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 7:23 PM

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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