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Ashokan Reservoir Promenade
Parking Lot: Ashokan Reservoir East Parking Lot
Total Mileage + Elevation Gain: 2.8 mi + 0 ft.
Level: Easy
Type: Out & Back

Colgate Lake
Parking Lot: Colgate Lake
Total Mileage + Elevation Gain: 1.2 mi + 39 ft.
Level: Easy
Type: Out & Back

Diamond Notch Falls via Spruceton Road

Parking Lot: Westkill Mountain Trailhead
Total Mileage + Elevation Gain: 1.7 mi + 223 ft.
Level: Easy
Type: Out & Back

Kaaterskill Falls Observation Platform

Parking Lot: Laurel House Road
Total Mileage + Elevation Gain: 1.6 mi + 396 ft.
Level: Easy
Type: Out & Back

Mountain Top Arboretum

Parking Lot: Mountain Top Arboretum
Total Mileage + Elevation Gain: Various
Level: Easy
Type: Lots of different paths. Great for kids – NO DOGS

North South Lake
Parking Lot: North or South Lake
Total Mileage + Elevation Gain: Various
Level: Easy to Moderate
Type: Out & Back

Platte Clove Preserve (Waterfall)

Parking Lot: Codfish Point Trailhead
Total Mileage + Elevation Gain: Various
Level: Easy to Moderate
Type: Out & Back – NO SWIMMING IN WATERFALL

Tannersville Bike Path
Parking Lot: Lake Rip Van Wrinkle
Total Mileage + Elevation Gain: 2 mi
Level: Easy
Type: Out & Back

For Some

Giant Ledges
Parking Lot: Giant Ledges Trailhead
Total Mileage + Elevation Gain: 6.3 mi + 1,981 ft.
Level: Moderate
Type: Out & Back

Huckleberry Point
Parking Lot: Huckleberry Point Trailhead
Total Mileage + Elevation Gain: 4.5 mi + 1,151 ft.
Level: Moderate
Type: Out & Back

Inspiration Point
Parking Lot: Scutt Road
Total Mileage + Elevation Gain: 4.5 mi + 790 ft.
Level: Moderate
Type: Out & Back

Jimmy Dolan Notch
Parking Lot: Devil’s Path Trail – Prediger Road
Total Mileage + Elevation Gain: 5.9 mi + 1,748 ft.
Level: Moderate
Type: Out & Back

Overlook Fire Tower
Parking Lot: Overlook Mountain Trailhead
Total Mileage + Elevation Gain: 4.6 mi + 1,397 ft.
Level: Moderate
Type: Out & Back

Windham Mountain
Parking Lot: Elm Ridge Parking Area
Total Mileage + Elevation Gain: Various
Level: Moderate
Type: Out & Back

For the Bold

Diamond Notch Falls via Diamond Notch Road
Parking Lot: End of Diamond Notch Road
Total Mileage + Elevation Gain: 4 mi + 1,387ft.
Level: Hard
Type: Out & Back

Hunter Mountain
Parking Lot: Becker Hollow Parking Lot
Total Mileage + Elevation Gain: 4.7 mi + 2,240 ft.
Level: Very Hard
Type: Out & Back

Plateau Mountain via False Summit
Parking Lot: Devil’s Tombstone DP(R) Trail Access
Total Mileage + Elevation Gain: 2 mi + 1,900 ft.
Level: Very Hard
Type: Out & Back

Slide Mountain
Parking Lot: Slide Mountain Trailhead Parking Lot
Total Mileage + Elevation Gain: 5.9 mi + 1,750 ft.
Level: Very Hard
Type: Out & Back

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