AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

High Point State Park

Monument / Shawangunk Ridge Viewpoint–Monument Viewpoint, 5 sights

7.7 mi · ▲ 1,053 ft · 3 hr 6 min

Monument / Shawangunk Ridge Viewpoint–Monument Viewpoint, 5 sights is a 7.7-mile out-and-back in High Point State Park near Greenville, NY. The route passes Monument Viewpoint before reaching Monument / Shawangunk Ridge Viewpoint at the turnaround, 3.9 miles in. It climbs 1,053 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade. It scores 41/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi1,145 – 1,749 ft · steepest grade: 15%8.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.35017, -74.64740
Nearest town Greenville, NY
Google Maps Apple Maps

Directions

AMBLEWAYwww.ambleway.com

Monument / Shawangunk Ridge Viewpoint–Monument Viewpoint, 5 sights

7.7 mi · ▲ 1,053 ft · 3 hr 6 min

Elevation 1,144–1,750 ft

Out & Back · High Point State Park

Trailhead: 41.35017, -74.64740

Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:24 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.4 miTurn left onto Shawangunk Ridge Trail, heading SW.
  3. 0.8 miSharp right, heading W.
  4. 0.4 miTurn left onto Fire Road, heading SE.
  5. 50 ftBear right onto Shawangunk Ridge Trail, heading SE.
  6. 0.7 miTurn left onto Monument/Shawangunk Ridge Trail, heading S.
  7. 50 ftPass Monument Viewpoint.
  8. 350 ftTurn right onto Monument Trail, heading NE.
  9. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Monument / Shawangunk Ridge Trail, heading E.
  10. 0.9 miTurn left, heading SW.
  11. 50 ftReach Monument / Shawangunk Ridge Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Monument Trail, heading N.
  13. 0.5 miTurn left onto Monument/Shawangunk Ridge Trail, heading SW.
  14. 350 ftTurn right onto Shawangunk Ridge Trail, heading W.
  15. 0.7 miBear left onto Fire Road, heading N.
  16. 50 ftTurn right onto Shawangunk Ridge Trail, heading N.
  17. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
  18. 0.8 miTurn right, heading N.
  19. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/monument-shawangunk-ridge-viewpoint-monument-viewpoint-out-back-5-sights-12-km-e353

Trail surface

24% dirt76% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:24 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~21 min). Leave by 6:42 PM for the 7:24 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:02 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

More sunset hikes nearby

More from this trailhead

Hikes near Greenville, New York