Graham Mountain State Forest
Shawangunk Ridge Trail
4 mi · ▲ 540 ft · 1 hr 36 min
Shawangunk Ridge Trail is a 4-mile out-and-back in Graham Mountain State Forest near Finchville, NY. It climbs 540 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 55/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi761 – 1,299 ft · steepest grade: 18%4.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Graham Fire Tower Trail (Red) 41.44144, -74.57422
Nearest town Finchville, NY
Directions
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Shawangunk Ridge Trail
4 mi · ▲ 540 ft · 1 hr 36 min
Elevation 762–1,298 ft
Out & Back · Graham Mountain 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.
- 1.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 7:23 PM
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Graham Fire Tower Trail (Red) Trailhead
- Shawangunk Ridge Trail 4 mi · ▲ 513 ft
- Graham Fire Tower Trail (Red) via Shawangunk Ridge Trail 4.1 mi · ▲ 517 ft
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- Huckleberry Ridge State Forest Viewpoint–Long Viewpoint, 7 sights 9.3 mi · ▲ 1,191 ft
- Hawthorne Lake–Shawangunk Ridge Trail (Blue), 4 sights 12.2 mi · ▲ 1,631 ft
- Hawthorne Lake–Lenape Ridge Trail (Red), 5 sights 12.2 mi · ▲ 1,577 ft
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