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Cold spring-breakneck ridge-bull hill loop

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Trail stats

Distance
8.94 mi
Elevation gain
2,464 ft
Technical difficulty
Very difficult
Elevation loss
2,464 ft
Max elevation
1,457 ft
TrailRank 
55
Min elevation
-10 ft
Trail type
Loop
Moving time
3 hours 15 minutes
Time
4 hours 56 minutes
Coordinates
2402
Uploaded
October 18, 2021
Recorded
October 2021
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near Cold Spring, New York (United States)

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Itinerary description

Loop starting and ending in cold spring. Rocky scramble up breakneck ridge, through the woods for a soft ascent up the back of bull hill. Beautiful views throughout the hike. Some leaves changing mid October but would like to come back in two weeks for more!

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Trail entrance

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Slight left, through old ruins at Northgate and hard left (all well marked)

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Brook trail exits onto the road. Small path on the shoulder allows continuation

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After tunnel

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Little lookout off to the left

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Trail splits- I followed white to blue to cold spring village, instead of red back to breakneck trailhead on route 9D

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Turn right to follow blue notch trail

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Notch trail is super calm & wooded, way less people

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Trail splits red-brook and blue-notch

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Turning onto white-Washburn to ascend bull hill. The loop traditionally goes in the opposite direction so I am the only one headed this way…

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View of NYC skyline and westpoint

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