New York-New Jersey Trail Conference Lands

Wurtsboro Ridge State Forest Upper O&W Rail Trail

13.7 mi · ▲ 245 ft · 4 hr 41 min

Wurtsboro Ridge State Forest Upper O&W Rail Trail is a 13.7-mile out-and-back in New York-New Jersey Trail Conference Lands near Wurtsboro, NY. It is mostly level, with 245 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi512 – 781 ft13.8 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

13.7 mi · ▲ 245 ft · 4 hr 41 min

Elevation 512–781 ft

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

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. 1.5 miBear right, heading SW.
  5. 2 miReach Wurtsboro Ridge State Forest Upper O&W Rail Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 3.5 miSharp left, heading N.
  7. 450 ftContinue straight onto Wurtsboro Ridge State Forest Lower O&W Rail Trail, heading S.
  8. 3 miTurn left, heading S.
  9. 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

77% dirt23% 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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