Huckleberry Ridge State Forest
Hawthorne Lake–Scots Pine, 7 sights
7.4 mi · ▲ 1,377 ft · 3 hr 9 min
Hawthorne Lake–Scots Pine, 7 sights is a 7.4-mile out-and-back in Huckleberry Ridge State Forest near Shin Hollow, NY. The route passes Stone Beach and Scots Pine before reaching Hawthorne Lake at the turnaround, 3.7 miles in. It climbs 1,377 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 51/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Hawthorne Lake–Scots Pine, 7 sights
7.4 mi · ▲ 1,377 ft · 3 hr 9 min
Elevation 655–1,311 ft
Out & Back · Huckleberry Ridge State Forest
Trailhead: Long Path · 41.39296, -74.59916
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:23 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Long Path, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Stone Beach.
- 100 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 500 ftPass Scots Pine.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Louis V. Mills Memorial Trail (White), heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Long Path, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Shinhollow Road, heading N.
- 2.5 miReach Hawthorne Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.3 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Long Path, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Louis V. Mills Memorial Trail (White), heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Long Path, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 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
More from Long Path Trailhead
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- Scots Pine–Stone Beach, 5 sights 3.1 mi · ▲ 660 ft
- Scots Pine–Stone Beach, 5 sights 5.5 mi · ▲ 839 ft
- Old ATV Viewpoint–Minisink Trail (Yellow) Viewpoint, 14 sights 15.3 mi · ▲ 2,970 ft
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