Skull
2.5 mi · ▲ 443 ft · 1 hr 3 min
Skull is a 2.5-mile out-and-back near Stony Hollow, NY. It climbs 443 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi230 – 604 ft · steepest grade: 20%2.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.96104, -74.05547
Nearest town Stony Hollow, NY
Directions
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Skull
2.5 mi · ▲ 443 ft · 1 hr 3 min
Elevation 228–603 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.96104, -74.05547
Weather Sep 8: Overcast, high 78°F / low 53° · precip 1% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:20 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading E.
- 100 ftBear left onto Skull, heading NE.
- 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading SW.
- 100 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.3 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
32% dirt68% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 78°F53°
Precip1%Wind2 mphUV6Humidity67%
Rained 0.1″ 5 days ago (0.3″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
80°50°
Sunrise 6:30 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:20 PM
Wed
82°60°
15%
Thu
86°65°
49%
Fri
76°55°
Sat
76°49°
Sun
70°59°
18%
Mon
83°63°
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