Huckleberry Ridge State Forest
Shale Slope–Scots Pine, 5 sights
9.1 mi · ▲ 1,237 ft · 3 hr 39 min
Shale Slope–Scots Pine, 5 sights is a 9.1-mile out-and-back in Huckleberry Ridge State Forest near Finchville, NY. The route passes Stone Beach and Scots Pine before reaching Shale Slope at the turnaround, 4.5 miles in. It climbs 1,237 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 64/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Shale Slope–Scots Pine, 5 sights
9.1 mi · ▲ 1,237 ft · 3 hr 39 min
Elevation 743–1,303 ft
Out & Back · Huckleberry Ridge State Forest
Trailhead: Graham Fire Tower Trail (Red) · 41.44144, -74.57422
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:23 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Shawangunk Ridge Trail, heading W.
- 2.5 miContinue straight onto Shinhollow Road, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Long Path, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Louis V. Mills Memorial Trail (White), heading S.
- 0.4 miPass Stone Beach.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Scots Pine.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Long Path, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 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 E.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Long Path, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Shinhollow Road, heading NW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Shawangunk Ridge Trail / Long Path (Aqua), heading N.
- 1.3 miContinue straight onto Shawangunk Ridge Trail, heading N.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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