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Slide Mountain

CatskillsOut and backVerified September 9, 2026
Table Mountain from the Curtis-Ormsbee Trail on the Slide Mountain massif
Table Mountain from the Curtis-Ormsbee Trail on the Slide Mountain massif, nearby. Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Distance

5.4 mi

8.7 km · NYS DEC

Elevation gain

1,772 ft

540 m · 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

Topographic map of Slide Mountain12345PSlide Mountain Parking AreaSlide MountainMJohn Burroughs MonumentTrailhead© OpenTopoMap (CC-BY-SA) · © OpenStreetMap contributors
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

DayHighLowForecastRainWind
Wed, Sep 973°F 23°C61°F 16°CMostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Rain Showers, night: showers and thunderstorms78%2 to 9 mph SW
Thu, Sep 1074°F 23°C46°F 8°CSlight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Sunny, night: mostly cloudy17%8 to 14 mph W
Fri, Sep 1168°F 20°C45°F 7°CSunny, night: mostly clear0%8 mph NW
Sat, Sep 1270°F 21°C53°F 12°CMostly Sunny, night: chance rain showers27%1 to 7 mph SW
Sun, Sep 1373°F 23°C54°F 12°CChance Rain Showers, night: chance rain showers then mostly cloudy32%6 mph SW
Mon, Sep 1473°F 23°C53°F 12°CPartly Sunny, night: partly cloudy9%6 mph W
Tue, Sep 1574°F 23°C56°F 13°CMostly Sunny then Chance Rain Showers, night: chance showers and thunderstorms39%5 to 9 mph SW

Forecast for Slide Mountain Parking Area from the National Weather Service (ALY office), issued Sep 9, 6:05 AM, fetched Sep 9, 7:06 AM; refreshed hourly. Public domain.

Today at the trailhead: sunrise 6:31 AM, sunset 7:19 PM (computed, NOAA solar algorithm). Check the last train against sunset.

Route by trail

MileTrailBlazesLength
0.0Phoenicia - East Branch TrailYellow dec dics0.7 mi
0.7Wittenberg - Cornell - Slide TrailRed round4.0 mi
4.7Phoenicia - East Branch TrailYellow dec dics0.7 mi

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

Along the way

MileWhatNameElevation
0.0Parking: Slide Mountain Parking AreaSlide Mountain Parking Area—
0.0Information boardunnamed—
0.6Springunnamed—
2.5Viewpointunnamed—
2.6Summit: Slide MountainSlide Mountain4,184 ft
2.7Monument: John Burroughs MonumentJohn Burroughs Monument—

Features within 120 m 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

700 m1000 m1300 m0.0 km2.1 km4.3 km6.4 km8.6 km
Elevation sampled every 50 m from USGS 3DEP Elevation Point Query Service (2026-09-09). Gain 540 m, loss 540 m. Hover the profile to see the spot on the map.

Every fact, with its source

Distance8.7 km (5.4 mi)
Elevation gain540 m (1772 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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