ESTADOS UNIDOS - NEW YORK. LONG PATH - Etapa 13 - De Ferguson Rd, Summitville a Shawangunk Ridge State Forest y Sam´s Point

ESTADOS UNIDOS - NEW YORK. LONG PATH - Etapa 13 - De Ferguson Rd, Summitville a Shawangunk Ridge State Forest y Sam´s Point

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Etapa 13 del sendero LONG PATH, entre Ferguson Road, Summitville, New York, y el paraje de montaña conocido como Sam´s Point.
En el plano que se acompaña no están recogidos los últimos 2,5 km, a causa de un bloqueo del GPS.
El recorrido exacto fue de 10,90 millas, equivalentes aproximadamente a 18,53 km.
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http://www.nynjtc.org/book/13-ferguson-road-sams-point-preserve

13. Ferguson Road to Sam’s Point Preserve
Features: Wurtsboro Ridge and South Gully
Distance: 10.90 miles
USGS Map Quads: Wurtsboro, Ellenville, and Napanoch
Trail Conference Maps: Trail Map 104 (Shawangunk Trails), and SRT map (northern section) at http://nynjtc.org/files/ShawangunkRidgeTrail-Map3_2013.pdf

General Description
The Long Path follows the Shawangunk Ridge Trail north for the next eleven miles. This section is primarily ridgetop with many spectacular views in all directions. These are among the most dramatic in southern New York. The forest is primarily scrub oak, blueberry and occasional pitch pine. The low forest frequently places the hiker above the trees with unlimited visibility. There are also sections of Shawangunk slab, though not as common as found further north. The trail traverses the ridge to old Route 52, now a woods road, and follows this for a couple of miles until it reaches NY Route 52 and South Gully. The trail then ascends through South Gully to Sam's Point Preserve.* (The visitor center at Sam's Point Preserve is closed in January, February and March of 2015. When it reopens in April it will be managed by Minnewaska State Park.)

Access
Take the New York State Thruway to Exit 16, Harriman. Take NY Route 17/future Interstate 86 west 29 miles to Exit 114, Highview. Turn right at the end of the exit ramp onto Old Route 17 (Sullivan County 171) and go uphill for 0.4 miles. Turn left on Shawanga Lodge Road and follow it for about 4 miles. Turn left onto Ferguson Road. The trail crosses the road about 0.7 miles west of Shawango Lodge Road.