Ringwood State Park
Governor Mountain–CU Bypass Trail, 3 sights
4.7 mi · ▲ 512 ft · 1 hr 49 min
Governor Mountain–CU Bypass Trail, 3 sights is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Ringwood State Park near Skylands, NJ. The route reaches Governor Mountain at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It climbs 512 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 23/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi364 – 574 ft5.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Crossover Spur Trail 41.13147, -74.24343
Nearest town Skylands, NJ
Directions
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Governor Mountain–CU Bypass Trail, 3 sights
4.7 mi · ▲ 512 ft · 1 hr 49 min
Elevation 364–574 ft
Out & Back · Ringwood State Park
Trailhead: Crossover Spur Trail · 41.13147, -74.24343
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Crossover Spur Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Crossover Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Cooper Union Trail, heading SW.
- 0.7 miBear left onto Cooper Union Bypass Trail, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear left onto CU Bypass Trail, heading SW.
- 250 ftBear right onto Cooper Union Bypass Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Cooper Union Trail, heading SW.
- 0.8 miReach Governor Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftBear left onto Cooper Union Bypass Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear left onto CU Bypass Trail, heading N.
- 250 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Cooper Union Bypass Trail, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear right onto Cooper Union Trail, heading NE.
- 0.7 miBear right onto Crossover Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Crossover Spur Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
100% dirt
Weather
Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 7:22 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Crossover/Ringwood-Ramapo Trail via Crossover Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 205 ft
- Cooper Union Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 172 ft
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