AMC Recommended Trips – Slide Mountain (Challenging hiking in NY)

Source: Best Day Hikes in the Catskills and Hudson Valley

What you’ll see:

A very scenic, day-long hike up the Catskills highest peak in the Slide Mountain Wilderness area.

What you’ll experience:

• Difficulty: Challenging
  
• Distance: 7.0 miles
  
• Elevation gain: 1,700 feet
• Estimated Time: 5.5 hours
• Maps: USGS Phoenicia; USGS Shandaken; AMC Catskill Mountain; NY-NJTC Southern Catskills
  

What’s in the area:

• Views of Hudson Valley, Green Mountains, Berkshires, Taconics, Hudson Highlands and Shawangunks
  

Getting There

• From Exit 19 of the NYS Thruway (I-87) in Kingston, take NY 28 west 31 miles to CR 47 (Slide Mountain Road) in Big Indian. Set your odometer to zero. Turn left (south) on CR 47, passing the Giant Ledge trailhead at 7.3 miles, and Winnisook Lake at 8.4 miles. At 9.0 miles park at the Slide Mountain trailhead parking lot on the left side of Slide Mountain Road.