Ringwood State Park
Shepherd Lake–Ringwood State Park Beach, 5 sights
5.3 mi · ▲ 889 ft · 2 hr 13 min
Shepherd Lake–Ringwood State Park Beach, 5 sights is a 5.3-mile out-and-back in Ringwood State Park near Eagle Valley, NY. The route passes Shepherd Lake before reaching Ringwood State Park Beach at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It climbs 889 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 47/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Shepherd Lake–Ringwood State Park Beach, 5 sights
5.3 mi · ▲ 889 ft · 2 hr 13 min
Elevation 432–814 ft
Out & Back · Ringwood State Park
Trailhead: State Line Trail · 41.14595, -74.24199
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Cooper Union Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Ringwood-Ramapo Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Crossover/Cupsaw Brook/Ringwood-Ramapo Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Crossover Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Alligator, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Crossover Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Tennesee Gas Service Road, heading E.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Old Morris Road, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Mountain Bike Loop/Race Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miPass Shepherd Lake.
- 50 ftPass Ringwood State Park Beach.
- 50 ftBear left onto Ringwood-Ramapo/Shepherd Lake Trail/Mountain Bike Loop, heading SE.
- 0.2 miReach Shepherd Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Mountain Bike Loop/Race Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Old Morris Road, heading S.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Tennesee Gas Service Road, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Crossover Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Alligator, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Crossover Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Crossover/Cupsaw Brook/Ringwood-Ramapo Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Ringwood-Ramapo Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Cooper Union Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.6 mi in (~73 min). Leave by 5:49 PM for the 7:22 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:50 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from State Line Trail Trailhead
- Crossover/Ringwood-Ramapo Trail & State Line Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 169 ft
- Cupsaw Brook Trail–Ringwood-Ramapo Trail, 3 sights 2.4 mi · ▲ 326 ft
- Ringwood State Park Beach–Crossover Trail, 5 sights 2.8 mi · ▲ 137 ft
- Cups Trail–Cupsaw Brook Trail, 4 sights 3.6 mi · ▲ 587 ft
- Ringwood State Park Viewpoint–The Bog, 6 sights 4 mi · ▲ 669 ft
- Swan Pond–The Bog, 7 sights 4.4 mi · ▲ 764 ft
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