Shawangunk Ridge Trail/Long Viewpoint–Old Route 52, 4 sights is a 13.3-mile out-and-back in Roosa Gap State Forest near Cragsmoor, NY. The route reaches Shawangunk Ridge Trail/Long Viewpoint. It climbs 2,011 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade. It scores 29/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi581 – 1,791 ft · steepest grade: 27%13.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Old Route 52 41.69417, -74.39285
Nearest town Cragsmoor, NY
Directions
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Shawangunk Ridge Trail/Long Viewpoint–Old Route 52, 4 sights
13.3 mi · ▲ 2,011 ft · 5 hr 26 min
Elevation 579–1,790 ft
Out & Back · Roosa Gap State Forest
Trailhead: Old Route 52 · 41.69417, -74.39285
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:23 PM
- Start on Old Route 52, heading SW.
- 2.2 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Yellow Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Shawangunk Ridge Trail/Long Path, heading S.
- 0.4 miPass Shawangunk Ridge Trail/Long Viewpoint.
- 3.7 miTurn right onto Fire Tower Road, heading S.
- 100 ftReach Shawangunk Ridge Trail/Long Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Shawangunk Ridge Trail/Long Path, heading S.
- 4.2 miContinue straight onto Yellow Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Old Route 52, heading NE.
- 2.1 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
5% dirt95% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 7:23 PM
More from Old Route 52 Trailhead
- South Gully Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 873 ft
- Old Route 52 4.3 mi · ▲ 395 ft
- Old Route 52 4.5 mi · ▲ 553 ft
- Yellow Trail via Old Route 52 4.5 mi · ▲ 582 ft
- Old Mountain Road & Old Route 52 6.1 mi · ▲ 814 ft
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