Highland Lakes State Park

Spano Pond–Center Ridge Trail, 4 sights

3.7 mi · ▲ 345 ft · 1 hr 24 min

Spano Pond–Center Ridge Trail, 4 sights is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Highland Lakes State Park near Collabar, NY. The route reaches Spano Pond. It climbs 345 ft. It scores 63/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi551 – 722 ft4.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Center Ridge Trail 41.51314, -74.31793
Nearest town Collabar, NY

Directions

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Spano Pond–Center Ridge Trail, 4 sights

3.7 mi · ▲ 345 ft · 1 hr 24 min

Elevation 551–720 ft

Out & Back · Highland Lakes State Park

Trailhead: Center Ridge Trail · 41.51314, -74.31793

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

  1. Start on Center Ridge Trail, heading SE.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right onto Lower Ridge Trail, heading SW.
  3. 0.7 miTurn left onto Green Trail, heading SE.
  4. 0.3 miSharp right, heading NE.
  5. 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
  6. 0.4 miPass Spano Pond.
  7. 0.3 miSharp left, heading SE.
  8. 50 ftReach Spano Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.7 miTurn left, heading N.
  10. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  11. 500 ftContinue straight onto Lower Ridge Trail, heading SW.
  12. 0.6 miTurn left onto Center Ridge Trail, heading NE.
  13. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Weather

Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 7:22 PM

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