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Highland Lakes State Park

Spano Pond–Oak Road West, 3 sights

4.4 mi · ▲ 244 ft · 1 hr 35 min

Spano Pond–Oak Road West, 3 sights is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Highland Lakes State Park near Stony Ford, NY. The route reaches Spano Pond at the turnaround, 2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 244 ft of elevation gain. It scores 45/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi551 – 702 ft4.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.47790, -74.31859
Nearest town Stony Ford, NY
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Spano Pond–Oak Road West, 3 sights

4.4 mi · ▲ 244 ft · 1 hr 35 min

Elevation 551–702 ft

Out & Back · Highland Lakes State Park

Trailhead: 41.47790, -74.31859

Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:22 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.2 miBear right onto Oak Road West, heading NE.
  3. 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
  4. 0.8 miTurn right onto Camp Orange Road, heading NE.
  5. 300 ftBear left onto Oak Road, heading N.
  6. 0.8 miPass Spano Pond.
  7. 400 ftBear left onto Green Trail, heading N.
  8. 0.1 miReach Spano Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.1 miBear right onto Oak Road, heading S.
  10. 0.9 miBear right onto Camp Orange Road, heading S.
  11. 300 ftTurn left onto Oak Road West, heading SW.
  12. 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
  13. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  14. 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/spano-pond-spano-pond-out-back-4-sights

Weather

Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 7:22 PM

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