Roosa Gap State Forest

Development Trail & Shawangunk Ridge Trail/Long Path

14 mi · ▲ 3,254 ft · 6 hr 18 min

Development Trail & Shawangunk Ridge Trail/Long Path is a 14-mile out-and-back in Roosa Gap State Forest near Walker Valley, NY. It climbs 3,254 ft, with sections as steep as 32% grade. It scores 51/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi843 – 1,690 ft · steepest grade: 32%14.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Red Trail 41.64629, -74.40157
Nearest town Walker Valley, NY

Directions

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Development Trail & Shawangunk Ridge Trail/Long Path

14 mi · ▲ 3,254 ft · 6 hr 18 min

Elevation 843–1,690 ft

Out & Back · Roosa Gap State Forest

Trailhead: Red Trail · 41.64629, -74.40157

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Red Trail, heading NW.
  2. 0.8 miBear left onto Shawangunk Ridge Trail/Long Path, heading SW.
  3. 2.5 miTurn right onto Fire Tower Road, heading S.
  4. 100 ftBear left onto Shawangunk Ridge Trail/Long Path, heading S.
  5. 2.7 miSharp left onto Crane Trail, heading SW.
  6. 50 ftTurn right onto Shawangunk Ridge Trail/Long Path, heading W.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left onto Development Trail, heading SW.
  8. 0.8 miReach Shawangunk Ridge Trail/Long Path, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.8 miTurn right onto Shawangunk Ridge Trail/Long Path, heading NW.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left onto Crane Trail, heading N.
  11. 50 ftSharp right onto Shawangunk Ridge Trail/Long Path, heading N.
  12. 2.7 miBear right onto Fire Tower Road, heading NE.
  13. 100 ftTurn left onto Shawangunk Ridge Trail/Long Path, heading E.
  14. 2.5 miBear right onto Red Trail, heading E.
  15. 0.7 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% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 7:23 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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