Wurtsboro Ridge State Forest

Wurtsboro Ridge State Forest Upper O&W Rail Trail

9.9 mi · ▲ 518 ft · 3 hr 34 min

Wurtsboro Ridge State Forest Upper O&W Rail Trail is a 9.9-mile out-and-back in Wurtsboro Ridge State Forest near Wurtsboro, NY. It climbs 518 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 14/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi512 – 1,034 ft · steepest grade: 26%10.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.57105, -74.47434
Nearest town Wurtsboro, NY

Directions

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Wurtsboro Ridge State Forest Upper O&W Rail Trail

9.9 mi · ▲ 518 ft · 3 hr 34 min

Elevation 512–1,033 ft

Out & Back · Wurtsboro Ridge State Forest

Trailhead: 41.57105, -74.47434

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

Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.2 miTurn 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. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  6. 0.1 miSharp left, heading E.
  7. 0.2 miSharp right, heading S.
  8. 200 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 200 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 N.
  14. 3 miTurn left, heading S.
  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 surface

68% dirt32% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 7:23 PM

Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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