Suggested Hikes

To find a trail of interest, see name of trailhead where the hike starts, and follow trailhead link to the Directions page. Pick up a free trail map when you arrive.

KEY:
Easy      Moderate      Strenuous

Meander along a discovery path through the woods...

The Shawungunk Sensory Trail

  ( Easy, 0.25 mi. ) Step outside the Visitor Center along this easy, loop trial to discover the sights sounds, smells, and textures of the Shawungunk Ridge. Signs describe natural features along the way, including a butterfly garden.

Trailhead: Visitor Center

Walk back in time and explore a vanished mountaintop community...

Trapps Mountain Hamlet Path to Van Leuven Cabin

  (Easy, 1.5 mi. round-trip) An easy walk through the woods to see traces of this 19th-century, subsistence hamlet.

Trailhead: West Trapps

Watch technical rock climbers in action...

Undercliff and Overcliff Carriage Roads

 (Easy, 5 mi. round-trip) Follow this pleasant loop trail skirting the base of the rock climbing cliffs

for spectacular views of climbers and the valley below.

Trailhead: West Trapps

Enjoy broad views of river valleys

Bonticou Crag Hike

(Moderate, 3 mi. round-trip) Travel from open fields through the woods and hike to the top of a prominent, stark-white crag overlooking the valley. (Optional, challenging rock scramble up.)

Trailhead: Spring Farm

High Peters Kill