Moon Haw to Friday-Balsam Cap Col Herd Path
4 mi · ▲ 2,080 ft · 2 hr 22 min
Moon Haw to Friday-Balsam Cap Col Herd Path is a 4-mile out-and-back near West Shokan, NY. It climbs 2,080 ft, with sections as steep as 35% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 85/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi1,129 – 3,225 ft · steepest grade: 35%4.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Moon Haw to Friday-Balsam Cap Col Herd Path 41.98436, -74.32758
Nearest town West Shokan, NY
Directions
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Moon Haw to Friday-Balsam Cap Col Herd Path
4 mi · ▲ 2,080 ft · 2 hr 22 min
Elevation 1,129–3,226 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Moon Haw to Friday-Balsam Cap Col Herd Path · 41.98436, -74.32758
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:23 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Moon Haw to Friday-Balsam Cap Col Herd Path, heading NW.
- 2 miReach Moon Haw to Friday-Balsam Cap Col Herd Path, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
100% dirt
Weather
Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 7:23 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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