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Sloatsburg access to RIngwood State Park

Submitted by HSchiffman on Sun, 04/19/2015 - 12:05
Way Points: 

Sloatsburg Railroad Station, start> Eagle Valley Rd> Sterling Mine Rd> Mill Pond Rd> orange singletrack> red dot in white singletrack> white singletrack> yellow singletrack> blue singletrack > Shepard Pond, Ringwood State Park, end

Status: 
Approved
Author: 
Hank Schiffman
Signature Route : 
Region Name(s): 
Mountain Biking
New Jersey/Rockland County
Level(s): 
B
C
Vertical Gain: 
560
Difficulty: 
11
Difficulty Rating: 
5 out of 5

This has been revised as all access to Ringwood directly from NY State is now deemed illegal due to private property concerns. 

The single track is quite rideable, but you will either need to keep an eye open for changing trail markings or follow your prompts on your GPS device. But understand that the places the trail marking change on the map are approximate.

Water is in restrooms at Skylands Manor area on map.

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New Brunswick access to Six Mile Run

Submitted by HSchiffman on Wed, 04/22/2015 - 09:39
Way Points: 

New Brunswick Railroad Station, start> Somerset St> Rt 27> Six Mile Run, end

Status: 
Approved
Author: 
Hank Schiffman
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Region Name(s): 
Mid New Jersey South
Mountain Biking
Level(s): 
C
Vertical Gain: 
140
Difficulty: 
6
Difficulty Rating: 
1 out of 5

Easy enough. 

But these trails are subject to wear when wet. Your bike will pick up a heavy clay mud in the process. Before you go, check with this site to assess riding conditions: http://www.mtbnj.com/forum/threads/6-mile-run-conditions.23594/page-384

When you emerge at the far side of Six Mile Run you can take the Delaware and Raritan Canal towpath either to the right, back to New Brunswick, or left, on to Princeton or Trenton.

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High Mountain from Paterson via the Great Falls

Submitted by HSchiffman on Mon, 06/24/2019 - 09:52
Way Points: 

NJ Transit Paterson railroad platform (start)> Great Falls Historical Park> High Mountain Park access (end)

Status: 
Approved
Author: 
Hank Schiffman
Signature Route : 
Region Name(s): 
Mountain Biking
New Jersey/Rockland County
Level(s): 
B
Vertical Gain: 
645
Difficulty: 
11
Difficulty Rating: 
5 out of 5

Quite the ascent. 

Great Falls is on the route. Well worth visiting for a quick look at the 2nd largest waterfalls east of the Mississippi by volume, especially during a wet weather pattern.

Manhattan Bagels at mile 4 on map.

Use the Trailforks app to navigate High Mountain Park.

Another link on mountain bike trails: http://paulsmaps.com/high-mountain-trail-map/

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Sloatsburg/Sterling Forest singletrack clockwise/Ringwood/Ramsey mtn bike

Submitted by HSchiffman on Tue, 12/04/2018 - 15:02
Way Points: 

Sloatsburg NJ Transit railroad platform (start)> Eagle Valley Rd, Sterling Mine Rd, Eagle Valley Rd, S Gate Rd, Sterling Forest singletrack, S Gate Rd, Eagle Valley Rd> Long Meadow Rd> Mill Pond Rd> orange singletrack> red dot in white singletrack> white singletrack> yellow singletrack> blue singletrack >Ringwood wood roads and singletrack including Poison Ivy, Pierson Ridge, Bear Swamp Rd, Rt 202, Seminary Rd, Darlington Ave, Ramsey NJ Transit railroad platform (end)

 

Status: 
Approved
Author: 
Hank Schiffman
Signature Route : 
Region Name(s): 
Mountain Biking
New Jersey/Rockland County
Level(s): 
A
Vertical Gain: 
2800
Difficulty: 
59
Difficulty Rating: 
5 out of 5

Note: I have changed the entrance to Ringwood as all accesses to the park directly from NY State are now illegal. The new singletrack that is now part of this route will add a mile but is much nicer. However, the trails and their markings get confusing. As you can see from the Waypoints listing, the singletrack into Ringwood off Mill Pond Rd changes trail markings a lot. To get an approximate visualization of where these change, go to the Sloatsburg Access to Ringwood State Park route in the Mountain Bike section of this Ride Library.

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Sterling Forest Singletrack, eastern access from Sloatsburg

Submitted by HSchiffman on Wed, 08/29/2018 - 03:04
Way Points: 

Sloatsburg NJ Transit railroad platform (start)> Eagle Valley Rd> eastern access parking lot for Sterling Forest singletrack (end)

Status: 
Submitted
Author: 
Hank Schiffman
Signature Route : 
Region Name(s): 
Mountain Biking
New Jersey/Rockland County
Level(s): 
C
Vertical Gain: 
300
Difficulty: 
N/A
Difficulty Rating: 
1 out of 5

The singletrack is a loop of about 7 miles. This access is shorter than the parking lot off Long Meadow Rd.

And what a fine singletrack this loop is! We are so fortunate to have a venue such as this so accessible to a railhead.

Might I suggest either doing a loop around the Sterling Lake, out of the western parking lot access, or combine it with mountain biking in Ringwood, catching the train back in Ramsey? 

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