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Ringwood State Park

Tennesee Gas Service Road

5.5 mi · ▲ 1,070 ft · 2 hr 22 min

Tennesee Gas Service Road is a 5.5-mile out-and-back in Ringwood State Park near Skylands, NJ. It climbs 1,070 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade. It scores 73/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi479 – 1,027 ft · steepest grade: 26%5.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.13005, -74.24168
Nearest town Skylands, NJ
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Tennesee Gas Service Road

5.5 mi · ▲ 1,070 ft · 2 hr 22 min

Elevation 478–1,026 ft

Out & Back · Ringwood State Park

Trailhead: 41.13005, -74.24168

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.2 miSharp right onto Crossover Trail, heading S.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left onto Tennesee Gas Service Road, heading E.
  4. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Old Morris Road, heading E.
  5. 250 ftContinue straight onto Tennesee Gas Service Road, heading E.
  6. 0.4 miTurn left onto Skylands Trail, heading SE.
  7. 100 ftBear right onto Tennesee Gas Service Road, heading E.
  8. 1.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 1.5 miBear left onto Skylands Trail, heading W.
  10. 100 ftTurn right onto Tennesee Gas Service Road, heading W.
  11. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Old Morris Road, heading W.
  12. 300 ftContinue straight onto Tennesee Gas Service Road, heading W.
  13. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  14. 0.2 miSharp left, heading N.
  15. 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/tennesee-gas-service-road-out-back-9-km-125e

Trail surface

1% dirt99% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 7:22 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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