New York State
Length: 3.5 miles
Difficulty: Strenuous (rock scramble)
Type: Loop
Location: Mohonk Preserve
Shawangunks
Ulster County
GPS 41.794616, -74.128513
Attractions: Views, EPIC ROCK SCRAMBLE!
Bonticou Crag Mohonk Preserve
Length: 2.8 miles
Difficulty: Strenuous
Type: Loop
Location: Hudson Highlands State Park, East
Route 9D
Dutchess County
GPS 41.447809,-73.980861
Attractions: Views, ANOTHER EPIC ROCK SCRABLE!
Breakneck Ridge Hudson Highlands
Length: 7-8 miles
Difficulty: Moderate
Type: Loop
Location: Catskill Region
Scutt Road
Greene County
GPS 42.200662,-74.058473
Attractions: Leaf peeping, water features, AWESOME VIEWS!
Escarpment Trail The Catskills
Length: 7.4 miles
Difficulty: Moderate
Type: Out-and-back
Location: Sam's Point Preserve
Shawangunks
Ulster County
GPS 41.669963,-74.361649
Attractions: ICE CAVES, WATERFALLS, VIEWS!
Ice Caves & Verkeerderkill Falls
Bear Mountain Harriman State Park
Length: 7 miles
Difficulty: Moderate
Type: Loop
Location: Harriman State Park
Palisades Interstate Pkwy
Stony Point, NY 10911
Attractions: Views, nice forests, monument, BEARS!
Kaaterskill Falls The Catskills
Length: ≈ 1 mile
Difficulty: Easy, but dangerous off the path!
Type: Out-and-back
Location: Catskill Region
Route 23A
Hunter, NY
GPS 42.189959, -74.074166
Attractions: Nice leaf peeping, some climbing, WATERFALLS!
BEWARE very slippery/dangerous, have proper footwear!
Pharoah Mountain The Adirondacks
Length: 9.8 miles
Difficulty: Strenuous (LONG ascent)
Type: Out-and-back
Location: Adirondack Mountains
Crane Pond Road
Schroon, NY
Attractions: Challenging ascent, 360º VIEWS!
Slide Mountain The Catskills
Length: 5.4 miles
Difficulty: Moderate
Type: Out-and-back
Location: Catskill Mountains
Route 47
Phoenicia, NY 12464
GPS N42.0090 W74.4275
Attractions: Interesting forest, views, TALLEST PEAK!
Whiteface Mountain The Adirondacks
Length: ≈ 12 miles
Difficulty: Strenuous (steep ascent)
Type: Out-and-back
Location: Adirondack Mountains
Connery Pond Road
Lake Placid, NY 12946
Attractions: A crazy workout ending with CRAZY VIEWS!