Huckleberry Ridge State Forest
Shale Slope–Scots Pine, 4 beaches
4.2 mi · ▲ 881 ft · 1 hr 50 min
Shale Slope–Scots Pine, 4 beaches is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Huckleberry Ridge State Forest near Shin Hollow, NY. The route passes Stone Beach and Scots Pine before reaching Shale Slope at the turnaround, 2.1 miles in. It climbs 881 ft. It scores 73/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi830 – 1,303 ft4.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.40512, -74.59524
Nearest town Shin Hollow, NY
Directions
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Shale Slope–Scots Pine, 4 beaches
4.2 mi · ▲ 881 ft · 1 hr 50 min
Elevation 831–1,303 ft
Out & Back · Huckleberry Ridge State Forest
Trailhead: 41.40512, -74.59524
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:23 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.9 miBear left onto Shinhollow Road, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Long Path, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 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.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 250 ftReach Shale Slope, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Louis V. Mills Memorial Trail (White), heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Long Path, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Shinhollow Road, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.9 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
35% dirt65% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 7:23 PM
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