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New York-New Jersey Trail Conference Lands

Wurtsboro Ridge State Forest Upper O&W Rail Trail

11.9 mi · ▲ 191 ft · 4 hr 4 min

Wurtsboro Ridge State Forest Upper O&W Rail Trail is an 11.9-mile out-and-back in New York-New Jersey Trail Conference Lands near Wurtsboro, NY. It is mostly level, with 191 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 14/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi512 – 722 ft12.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.57344, -74.47334
Nearest town Wurtsboro, NY
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Wurtsboro Ridge State Forest Upper O&W Rail Trail

11.9 mi · ▲ 191 ft · 4 hr 4 min

Elevation 513–722 ft

Out & Back · New York-New Jersey Trail Conference Lands

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. 1.5 miBear right, heading SW.
  5. 1.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 2.8 miSharp left, heading NW.
  7. 450 ftContinue straight onto Wurtsboro Ridge State Forest Lower O&W Rail Trail, heading S.
  8. 3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  9. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/wurtsboro-ridge-state-forest-upper-o-w-rail-trail-out-back-19-km-ff54

Trail surface

77% dirt23% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 7:23 PM

Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash

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