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
- Start on Red Trail, heading NW.
- 0.8 miBear left onto Shawangunk Ridge Trail/Long Path, heading SW.
- 2.5 miTurn right onto Fire Tower Road, heading S.
- 100 ftBear left onto Shawangunk Ridge Trail/Long Path, heading S.
- 2.7 miSharp left onto Crane Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Shawangunk Ridge Trail/Long Path, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Development Trail, heading SW.
- 0.8 miReach Shawangunk Ridge Trail/Long Path, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Shawangunk Ridge Trail/Long Path, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Crane Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Shawangunk Ridge Trail/Long Path, heading N.
- 2.7 miBear right onto Fire Tower Road, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Shawangunk Ridge Trail/Long Path, heading E.
- 2.5 miBear right onto Red Trail, heading E.
- 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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