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Ramapo Mountain State Forest

Ringwood State Park Viewpoint–The Bog, 4 sights

8.9 mi · ▲ 1,436 ft · 3 hr 41 min

Ringwood State Park Viewpoint–The Bog, 4 sights is an 8.9-mile out-and-back in Ramapo Mountain State Forest near Hillburn, NY. The route passes The Bog before reaching Ringwood State Park Viewpoint at the turnaround, 4.5 miles in. It climbs 1,436 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 69/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi591 – 974 ft · steepest grade: 17%9.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Algonquin Gas Service Road 41.12689, -74.18335
Nearest town Hillburn, NY
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Ringwood State Park Viewpoint–The Bog, 4 sights

8.9 mi · ▲ 1,436 ft · 3 hr 41 min

Elevation 590–976 ft

Out & Back · Ramapo Mountain State Forest

Trailhead: Algonquin Gas Service Road · 41.12689, -74.18335

Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:21 PM

  1. Start on Algonquin Gas Service Road, heading NW.
  2. 0.5 miTurn right onto Mountain Road, heading W.
  3. 50 ftBear left onto Algonquin Gas Service Road, heading SW.
  4. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  5. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Woods Road, heading SW.
  6. 1.4 miBear left, heading NW.
  7. 0.2 miBear left onto Cape Road, heading SW.
  8. 350 ftBear right onto Black Birch Way, heading SW.
  9. 0.5 miTurn right onto Tennesee Gas Service Road, heading NW.
  10. 0.2 miBear left onto Skylands Trail, heading W.
  11. 50 ftTurn right onto Tennesee Gas Service Road, heading W.
  12. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Old Morris Road, heading W.
  13. 0.3 miTurn left onto Arbor Trail, heading SW.
  14. 100 ftPass The Bog.
  15. 250 ftTurn right onto Swan Pond Road/Crossover Trail, heading SW.
  16. 150 ftSharp left onto East Cottage Road, heading W.
  17. 0.1 miTurn left onto Crabapple Vista, heading NW.
  18. 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  19. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  20. 50 ftReach Ringwood State Park Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  21. 100 ftBear left, heading S.
  22. 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
  23. 0.1 miSharp right onto Swan Pond Road/Crossover Trail, heading S.
  24. 150 ftTurn left onto Arbor Trail, heading W.
  25. 350 ftTurn right onto Old Morris Road, heading E.
  26. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Tennesee Gas Service Road, heading NE.
  27. 0.3 miTurn left onto Skylands Trail, heading E.
  28. 100 ftBear right onto Tennesee Gas Service Road, heading E.
  29. 0.2 miTurn left onto Black Birch Way, heading SE.
  30. 0.5 miBear left onto Cape Road, heading E.
  31. 400 ftBear right, heading E.
  32. 0.2 miBear right onto Woods Road, heading N.
  33. 1.7 miTurn left onto Algonquin Gas Service Road, heading NE.
  34. 0.3 miBear right onto Mountain Road, heading NE.
  35. 50 ftTurn left onto Algonquin Gas Service Road, heading NE.
  36. 0.4 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/ringwood-state-park-viewpoint-the-bog-out-back-4-sights

Trail surface

38% dirt62% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 7:21 PM

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