AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Orange Rockland Lakes & Orange Heritage Trail

2 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 42 min

Orange Rockland Lakes & Orange Heritage Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back near Smiths Clove, NY. The route reaches Orange Rockland Lakes. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi535 – 604 ft2.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Orange Heritage Trail 41.34666, -74.19913
Nearest town Smiths Clove, NY · Official trailhead info (transitorange.info)
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Orange Rockland Lakes & Orange Heritage Trail

2 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 42 min

Elevation 536–605 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Orange Heritage Trail · 41.34666, -74.19913

Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:22 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 125 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 50 ftPass Orange Rockland Lakes.
  3. 150 ftContinue straight onto Orange Heritage Trail, heading W.
  4. 1 miReach Orange Rockland Lakes, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1 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/orange-rockland-lakes-orange-heritage-trail-out-back-3-km-affc

Trail surface

97% paved3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 7:22 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 6:38 PM for the 7:22 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:03 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 125 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Smiths Clove, New York