Wurtsboro Ridge State Forest

Wurtsboro Ridge State Forest Upper O&W Rail Trail

9.5 mi · ▲ 519 ft · 3 hr 26 min

Wurtsboro Ridge State Forest Upper O&W Rail Trail is a 9.5-mile out-and-back in Wurtsboro Ridge State Forest near Wurtsboro, NY. It climbs 519 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi512 – 1,034 ft · steepest grade: 24%9.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.57344, -74.47334
Nearest town Wurtsboro, NY

Directions

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Wurtsboro Ridge State Forest Upper O&W Rail Trail

9.5 mi · ▲ 519 ft · 3 hr 26 min

Elevation 513–1,033 ft

Out & Back · Wurtsboro Ridge State Forest

Trailhead: 41.57344, -74.47334

Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:23 PM

Dogs allowed on leash

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 100 ftTurn right onto Wurtsboro Ridge State Forest Lower O&W Rail Trail, heading NE.
  3. 3.1 miSharp right onto Wurtsboro Ridge State Forest Upper O&W Rail Trail, heading S.
  4. 1.2 miSharp left, heading E.
  5. 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
  6. 0.1 miSharp left, heading E.
  7. 0.2 miSharp right, heading SW.
  8. 200 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 150 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  10. 0.2 miSharp right, heading SW.
  11. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  12. 1.2 miSharp left, heading N.
  13. 450 ftContinue straight onto Wurtsboro Ridge State Forest Lower O&W Rail Trail, heading NW.
  14. 3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  15. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

71% dirt29% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 7:23 PM

Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash

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