Slide Mountain

CatskillsOut and backVerified September 9, 2026

Distance

5.4 mi

NYS DEC

Elevation gain

1,772 ft

USGS 3DEP

Time

2¾ h–3½ h

computed, Naismith's rule

Difficulty

moderately strenuous

index 138, computed

Blazes

Yellow (Phoenicia-East Branch Trail)Red (Burroughs Range Trail)

NYS DEC

Getting there

By car

trailhead parking · NYS DEC

The route

Phoenicia - East Branch Trailyellow dec dics blazesWittenberg - Cornell - Slide Trailred round blazesmile markers

Trail line from OpenStreetMap (6186794, 6186795), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Tiles © OpenTopoMap, CC-BY-SA.

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Weather at the trailhead

Day	High	Low	Forecast	Rain	Wind
Sat, Oct 24	59°F 15°C	32°F 0°C	Partly Sunny, night: clear	0%	3 mph W
Sun, Oct 25	62°F 17°C	34°F 1°C	Sunny, night: mostly clear	0%	5 mph W
Mon, Oct 26	64°F 18°C	29°F -2°C	Sunny, night: partly cloudy	0%	7 mph NW
Tue, Oct 27	53°F 12°C	23°F -5°C	Sunny, night: mostly clear	0%	6 mph N
Wed, Oct 28	54°F 12°C	33°F 1°C	Sunny, night: partly cloudy	1%	1 to 5 mph SW
Thu, Oct 29	60°F 16°C	40°F 4°C	Mostly Sunny, night: partly cloudy	9%	5 to 8 mph SW
Fri, Oct 30	61°F 16°C	35°F 2°C	Mostly Sunny, night: partly cloudy	5%	8 mph NW

Forecast for Slide Mountain Parking Area from the National Weather Service (ALY office), issued Oct 24, 6:48 AM, fetched Oct 24, 6:48 AM; refreshed hourly. Public domain.

Today at the trailhead: sunrise 7:20 AM, sunset 6:04 PM (computed, NOAA solar algorithm). Check the last train against sunset.

Route by trail

Mile	Trail	Blazes	Length
0.0	Phoenicia - East Branch Trail	Yellow dec dics	0.7 mi
0.7	Wittenberg - Cornell - Slide Trail	Red round	4.0 mi
4.7	Phoenicia - East Branch Trail	Yellow dec dics	0.7 mi

Trail names and blazes from the OpenStreetMap route relations, lengths measured along the drawn line, in walking order.

Along the way

Mile	What	Name	Elevation
0.0	Parking: Slide Mountain Parking Area	Slide Mountain Parking Area	—
0.0	Information board	unnamed	—
0.6	Spring	unnamed	—
2.5	Viewpoint	unnamed	—
2.6	Summit: Slide Mountain	Slide Mountain	4,184 ft
2.7	Monument: John Burroughs Monument	John Burroughs Monument	—

Features within 394 ft of the line from OpenStreetMap (ODbL), fetched 2026-09-09. Mile is the distance along the line to the nearest point on it.

Getting there by car

Slide Mountain Parking Area

42.00867, -74.42759

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Trailhead from the managing agency · verified 2026-09-09. No station is within a verified walk of this trailhead.

Elevation profile

Elevation sampled every 164 ft from USGS 3DEP Elevation Point Query Service (2026-09-09). Gain 1,772 ft, loss 1,772 ft. Hover the profile to see the spot on the map.

Every fact, with its source

Fact	Value	Source	Verified
Distance	5.4 mi	NYS DEC	2026-09-09
Elevation gain	1,772 ft	USGS 3DEP	2026-09-09
Route type	Out and back	NYS DEC	2026-09-09
Time	2¾ h–3½ h (computed, Naismith's rule)	formula	computed
Difficulty	moderately strenuous (index 138, computed)	formula	computed
Blazes	Yellow (Phoenicia-East Branch Trail), Red (Burroughs Range Trail)	NYS DEC	2026-09-09
Managed by	NYS Department of Environmental Conservation	NYS DEC	2026-09-09
Trailhead	Slide Mountain Parking Area 42.00867, -74.42759	NYS DEC	2026-09-09
Parking, fee, lot times	Not yet verified	—	—

Distance5.4 mi

Elevation gain1,772 ft

Route typeOut and back

Time2¾ h–3½ h (computed, Naismith's rule)

Difficultymoderately strenuous (index 138, computed)

BlazesYellow (Phoenicia-East Branch Trail), Red (Burroughs Range Trail)

Managed byNYS Department of Environmental Conservation

TrailheadSlide Mountain Parking Area 42.00867, -74.42759

Parking, fee, lot timesNot yet verified

Permits & closures

No permit, reservation, or capacity rule is recorded for this hike. Check the official sources before you go.

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