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Shawangunk Ridge State Forest

Shawangunk Ridge Trail/Long Viewpoint & Old Mountain Road

2.9 mi · ▲ 1,051 ft · 1 hr 30 min

Shawangunk Ridge Trail/Long Viewpoint & Old Mountain Road is a 2.9-mile out-and-back in Shawangunk Ridge State Forest near Spring Glen, NY. The route reaches Shawangunk Ridge Trail/Long Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It climbs 1,051 ft, with sections as steep as 33% grade. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi614 – 1,670 ft · steepest grade: 33%3.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Old Mountain Road 41.65904, -74.42064
Nearest town Spring Glen, NY
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Shawangunk Ridge Trail/Long Viewpoint & Old Mountain Road

2.9 mi · ▲ 1,051 ft · 1 hr 30 min

Elevation 614–1,669 ft

Out & Back · Shawangunk Ridge State Forest

Trailhead: Old Mountain Road · 41.65904, -74.42064

Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:23 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Old Mountain Road, heading NE.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  3. 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
  4. 400 ftSharp right onto Shawangunk Ridge Trail/Long Path, heading S.
  5. 0.4 miReach Shawangunk Ridge Trail/Long Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.4 miSharp left onto Old Mountain Road, heading W.
  7. 350 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  8. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/shawangunk-ridge-trail-long-viewpoint-shawangunk-ridge-trail-long-viewpoint-out-back-3-viewpoints-5-km

Weather

Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 7:23 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Spring Glen, New York