AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Swinging Bridge Reservoir

2.7 mi · ▲ 315 ft · 1 hr 3 min

Swinging Bridge Reservoir is a 2.7-mile out-and-back near Smallwood, NY. The route reaches Swinging Bridge Reservoir at the turnaround, 1.4 miles in. It climbs 315 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 77/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,089 – 1,322 ft · steepest grade: 16%2.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.62839, -74.80535
Nearest town Smallwood, NY
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Swinging Bridge Reservoir

2.7 mi · ▲ 315 ft · 1 hr 3 min

Elevation 1,090–1,323 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.62839, -74.80535

Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:24 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 1.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  3. 0.2 miReach Swinging Bridge Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  5. 1.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/swinging-bridge-reservoir-out-back

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:24 PM

Hikes near Smallwood, New York