Wurtsboro Ridge State Forest

Shawangunk Ridge Trail/Long Path

12.9 mi · ▲ 1,432 ft · 5 hr 1 min

Shawangunk Ridge Trail/Long Path is a 12.9-mile out-and-back in Wurtsboro Ridge State Forest near Wurtsboro, NY. It climbs 1,432 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade. It scores 22/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi512 – 1,411 ft · steepest grade: 27%13.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.57105, -74.47434
Nearest town Wurtsboro, NY

Directions

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Shawangunk Ridge Trail/Long Path

12.9 mi · ▲ 1,432 ft · 5 hr 1 min

Elevation 512–1,411 ft

Out & Back · Wurtsboro Ridge State Forest

Trailhead: 41.57105, -74.47434

Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:23 PM

Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right onto Wurtsboro Ridge State Forest Lower O&W Rail Trail, heading NE.
  3. 3.1 miSharp right onto Wurtsboro Ridge State Forest Upper O&W Rail Trail, heading S.
  4. 1.2 miSharp left, heading E.
  5. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  6. 0.1 miSharp left, heading E.
  7. 0.3 miSharp right, heading E.
  8. 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
  9. 50 ftTurn right onto Mine Trail, heading SE.
  10. 0.1 miBear right onto Shawangunk Ridge Trail/Long Path, heading SE.
  11. 1.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  12. 1.4 miBear left onto Mine Trail, heading SW.
  13. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  14. 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  15. 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  16. 0.3 miSharp right, heading W.
  17. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  18. 250 ftSharp right onto Wurtsboro Ridge State Forest Upper O&W Rail Trail, heading N.
  19. 1.2 miSharp left, heading N.
  20. 450 ftContinue straight onto Wurtsboro Ridge State Forest Lower O&W Rail Trail, heading N.
  21. 3 miTurn left, heading S.
  22. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

54% dirt46% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 7:23 PM

Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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