Ramapo Valley County Reservation
Ringwood State Park Beach–Crossover Trail, 7 sights
10.5 mi · ▲ 1,843 ft · 4 hr 25 min
Ringwood State Park Beach–Crossover Trail, 7 sights is a 10.5-mile out-and-back in Ramapo Valley County Reservation near Skylands, NJ. The route reaches Ringwood State Park Beach. It climbs 1,843 ft, with sections as steep as 29% grade. It scores 67/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi351 – 1,027 ft · steepest grade: 29%10.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Shepard Pond Trail 41.13672, -74.23517
Nearest town Skylands, NJ
Directions
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Ringwood State Park Beach–Crossover Trail, 7 sights
10.5 mi · ▲ 1,843 ft · 4 hr 25 min
Elevation 351–1,026 ft
Out & Back · Ramapo Valley County Reservation
Trailhead: Shepard Pond Trail · 41.13672, -74.23517
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
- Start on Alligator, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Ringwood State Park Beach.
- 50 ftBear left onto Shepard Pond Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Crossover Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Tennesee Gas Service Road, heading SE.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Old Morris Road, heading E.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Tennesee Gas Service Road, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Skylands Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Tennesee Gas Service Road, heading SE.
- 1.9 miTurn left onto Halifax Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto White Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miBear right onto Havemeyer / White Trail, heading SE.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto White Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Tenessee Gas Service Road, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto White Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left onto Tenessee Gas Service Road, heading S.
- 0.6 miReach Ringwood State Park Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miBear right onto White Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Tenessee Gas Service Road, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right onto White Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Havemeyer / White Trail, heading NW.
- 500 ftBear left onto White Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Halifax Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Tennesee Gas Service Road, heading NW.
- 1.9 miBear left onto Skylands Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Tennesee Gas Service Road, heading N.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Old Morris Road, heading NW.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Tennesee Gas Service Road, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Crossover Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Shepard Pond Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Alligator, heading NE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
27% dirt73% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 7:22 PM
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