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Ringwood State Park

Potake Pond–Crossover Trail, 5 sights

6.2 mi · ▲ 1,057 ft · 2 hr 36 min

Potake Pond–Crossover Trail, 5 sights is a 6.2-mile out-and-back in Ringwood State Park near Eagle Valley, NY. The route reaches Potake Pond. It climbs 1,057 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 56/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi420 – 824 ft · steepest grade: 22%6.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: State Line Trail 41.14637, -74.24244
Nearest town Eagle Valley, NY
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Potake Pond–Crossover Trail, 5 sights

6.2 mi · ▲ 1,057 ft · 2 hr 36 min

Elevation 421–824 ft

Out & Back · Ringwood State Park

Trailhead: State Line Trail · 41.14637, -74.24244

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on State Line Trail, heading SE.
  2. 0.3 miBear right onto Cooper Union Trail, heading SW.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left onto Ringwood-Ramapo Trail, heading SW.
  4. 0.4 miTurn left onto Crossover/Cupsaw Brook/Ringwood-Ramapo Trail, heading S.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Crossover Trail, heading S.
  6. 0.1 miBear left onto Alligator, heading SE.
  7. 50 ftSharp right onto Crossover Trail, heading SE.
  8. 0.5 miTurn left onto Tennesee Gas Service Road, heading SE.
  9. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Old Morris Road, heading E.
  10. 250 ftContinue straight onto Tennesee Gas Service Road, heading E.
  11. 0.4 miTurn left onto Skylands Trail, heading SE.
  12. 50 ftBear right onto Tennesee Gas Service Road, heading SE.
  13. 0.1 miSharp left onto White's Road, heading E.
  14. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Cape Road/Mountain Bike Loop/Race Trail, heading NE.
  15. 350 ftPass Potake Pond.
  16. 0.2 miTurn left onto Cape Road, heading NE.
  17. 0.2 miReach Potake Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  18. 0.2 miTurn right onto Cape Road/Mountain Bike Loop/Race Trail, heading SE.
  19. 0.3 miContinue straight onto White's Road, heading NW.
  20. 0.2 miSharp right onto Tennesee Gas Service Road, heading SW.
  21. 0.1 miBear left onto Skylands Trail, heading SW.
  22. 50 ftTurn right onto Tennesee Gas Service Road, heading SW.
  23. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Old Morris Road, heading NW.
  24. 250 ftContinue straight onto Tennesee Gas Service Road, heading N.
  25. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  26. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Crossover Trail, heading W.
  27. 0.3 miSharp left onto Alligator, heading SW.
  28. 50 ftBear right onto Crossover Trail, heading SW.
  29. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Crossover/Cupsaw Brook/Ringwood-Ramapo Trail, heading NE.
  30. 50 ftTurn right onto Ringwood-Ramapo Trail, heading NE.
  31. 0.4 miTurn right onto Cooper Union Trail, heading NW.
  32. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  33. 0.2 miContinue straight onto State Line Trail, heading NE.
  34. 100 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/potake-pond-crossover-trail-out-back-5-sights-10-km

Trail surface

23% dirt5% boardwalk72% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 7:22 PM

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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