Huckleberry Ridge State Forest
Shale Slope–Scots Pine, 5 sights
2.7 mi · ▲ 586 ft · 1 hr 12 min
Shale Slope–Scots Pine, 5 sights is a 2.7-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, 1.3 miles in. It climbs 586 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 68/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Shale Slope–Scots Pine, 5 sights
2.7 mi · ▲ 586 ft · 1 hr 12 min
Elevation 703–1,303 ft
Out & Back · Huckleberry Ridge State Forest
Trailhead: Shawangunk Ridge Trail (Blue) · 41.40440, -74.61578
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:23 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Shinhollow Road, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Long Path, heading S.
- 0.5 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 S.
- 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 N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Shinhollow Road, heading NW.
- 0.3 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
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