Huckleberry Ridge State Forest
Huckleberry Ridge State Forest Viewpoint–Long Viewpoint, 6 sights
2.7 mi · ▲ 514 ft · 1 hr 9 min
Huckleberry Ridge State Forest Viewpoint–Long Viewpoint, 6 sights is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Huckleberry Ridge State Forest near Shin Hollow, NY. The route passes Stone Beach, Scots Pine and Long Viewpoint before reaching Huckleberry Ridge State Forest Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.3 miles in. It climbs 514 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 70/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Huckleberry Ridge State Forest Viewpoint–Long Viewpoint, 6 sights
2.7 mi · ▲ 514 ft · 1 hr 9 min
Elevation 703–1,222 ft
Out & Back · Huckleberry Ridge State Forest
Trailhead: Shawangunk Ridge Trail (Blue) · 41.40440, -74.61578
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:23 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Shinhollow Road, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Long Path, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Louis V. Mills Memorial Trail (White), heading E.
- 0.4 miPass Stone Beach.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 ftPass Scots Pine.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Long Path, heading S.
- 400 ftPass Long Viewpoint.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftReach Huckleberry Ridge State Forest Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear right, heading S.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Louis V. Mills Memorial Trail (White), heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Long Path, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Shinhollow Road, heading NW.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Shawangunk Ridge Trail / Long Path (Aqua) & Shinhollow Road 3.8 mi · ▲ 420 ft
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- Hawthorne Lake & Shawangunk Ridge Trail (Blue) 4.4 mi · ▲ 737 ft
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