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Windham High Peak

CatskillsVerified September 9, 2026

Distance

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Elevation gain

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Time

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Difficulty

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Blazes

Yellow (Elm Ridge Trail)Blue (Escarpment Trail)

NYS DEC

Getting there

By car

trailhead parking · NYS DEC

The route

Topographic map of Windham High Peak12345PSElm Ridge Lean-ToWindham High PeakTrailhead© OpenTopoMap (CC-BY-SA) · © OpenStreetMap contributors
Elm Ridge Trailyellow round blazesEscarpment Trailblue round blazesmile markers

Trail line from OpenStreetMap (3974037, 3971080), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Tiles © OpenTopoMap, CC-BY-SA.

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Weather at the trailhead

DayHighLowForecastRainWind
Fri, Oct 23— 31°F -1°CMostly Cloudy0%—
Sat, Oct 2453°F 12°C34°F 1°CMostly Sunny, night: clear0%3 mph NW
Sun, Oct 2557°F 14°C36°F 2°CSunny, night: mostly clear0%3 mph E
Mon, Oct 2659°F 15°C38°F 3°CSunny, night: mostly clear1%2 to 6 mph W
Tue, Oct 2748°F 9°C31°F -1°CMostly Sunny, night: mostly clear1%3 to 8 mph N
Wed, Oct 2849°F 9°C39°F 4°CMostly Sunny, night: partly cloudy3%3 mph SW
Thu, Oct 2956°F 13°C44°F 7°CMostly Sunny, night: partly cloudy12%3 to 7 mph SW

Forecast for Peck Road Parking Area from the National Weather Service (ALY office), issued Oct 23, 10:00 PM, fetched Oct 23, 10:00 PM; refreshed hourly. Public domain.

Today at the trailhead: sunrise 7:18 AM, sunset 6:04 PM (computed, NOAA solar algorithm). Check the last train against sunset.

Route by trail

MileTrailBlazesLength
0.0Elm Ridge TrailYellow round0.8 mi
0.8Escarpment TrailBlue round4.3 mi
5.2Elm Ridge TrailYellow round0.8 mi

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

Along the way

MileWhatNameElevation
0.0Parkingunnamed—
0.6Springunnamed—
0.9Shelter: Elm Ridge Lean-ToElm Ridge Lean-To—
2.9Viewpointunnamed—
2.9Viewpointunnamed—
3.0Summit: Windham High PeakWindham High Peak3,525 ft
3.0Viewpointunnamed—

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

Peck Road Parking Area

42.29662, -74.16941

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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

2,000 ft2,800 ft3,600 ft0.0 mi1.5 mi3.0 mi4.5 mi6.0 mi
Elevation sampled every 164 ft from USGS 3DEP Elevation Point Query Service (2026-09-09). Gain 1,473 ft, loss 1,470 ft. Hover the profile to see the spot on the map.

Every fact, with its source

DistanceNot yet verified
Elevation gainNot yet verified
Route typeNot yet verified
TimeNot yet verified
DifficultyNot yet verified
BlazesYellow (Elm Ridge Trail), Blue (Escarpment Trail)
Managed byNYS Department of Environmental Conservation
TrailheadPeck Road Parking Area 42.29662, -74.16941
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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