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Shawangunk Ridge State Forest

Shawangunk Ridge Trail/Long Viewpoint & Red Trail

3.4 mi · ▲ 1,057 ft · 1 hr 40 min

Shawangunk Ridge Trail/Long Viewpoint & Red Trail is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Shawangunk Ridge State Forest near Cragsmoor, NY. The route reaches Shawangunk Ridge Trail/Long Viewpoint. It climbs 1,057 ft, with sections as steep as 32% grade. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,132 – 1,729 ft · steepest grade: 32%3.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Old Mountain Road 41.66641, -74.40535
Nearest town Cragsmoor, NY
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Shawangunk Ridge Trail/Long Viewpoint & Red Trail

3.4 mi · ▲ 1,057 ft · 1 hr 40 min

Elevation 1,131–1,729 ft

Out & Back · Shawangunk Ridge State Forest

Trailhead: Old Mountain Road · 41.66641, -74.40535

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Old Mountain Road, heading SE.
  2. 0.2 miBear left onto Shawangunk Ridge Trail/Long Path, heading SW.
  3. 0.4 miBear left onto Red Trail, heading SE.
  4. 50 ftPass Shawangunk Ridge Trail/Long Viewpoint.
  5. 1.1 miReach Shawangunk Ridge Trail/Long Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 1.1 miBear right onto Shawangunk Ridge Trail/Long Path, heading N.
  7. 0.4 miBear right onto Old Mountain Road, heading NE.
  8. 0.2 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-6-km

Weather

Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 7:23 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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