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Ramapo Mountain State Forest

Algonquin Gas Service Road

5.2 mi · ▲ 645 ft · 2 hr 3 min

Algonquin Gas Service Road is a 5.2-mile out-and-back in Ramapo Mountain State Forest near Hillburn, NY. It climbs 645 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 73/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi591 – 974 ft · steepest grade: 18%5.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Mountain Road 41.12096, -74.18986
Nearest town Hillburn, NY
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Algonquin Gas Service Road

5.2 mi · ▲ 645 ft · 2 hr 3 min

Elevation 590–976 ft

Out & Back · Ramapo Mountain State Forest

Trailhead: Mountain Road · 41.12096, -74.18986

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

  1. Start on Mountain Road, heading NW.
  2. 0.3 miBear left onto Algonquin Gas Service Road, heading SW.
  3. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  4. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Woods Road, heading SW.
  5. 1.4 miBear left, heading NW.
  6. 0.2 miBear left onto Cape Road, heading SW.
  7. 350 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 400 ftBear right, heading SW.
  9. 0.2 miBear right onto Woods Road, heading E.
  10. 1.7 miTurn left onto Algonquin Gas Service Road, heading NE.
  11. 0.3 miBear right onto Mountain Road, heading NE.
  12. 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/woods-road-out-back-8-km

Trail surface

36% dirt64% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 7:22 PM

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