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

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

Day	High	Low	Forecast	Rain	Wind
Wed, Sep 9	71°F 22°C	63°F 17°C	Mostly Cloudy then Chance Rain Showers, night: showers and thunderstorms likely	71%	3 to 9 mph SW
Thu, Sep 10	72°F 22°C	52°F 11°C	Mostly Sunny, night: mostly cloudy	10%	8 to 13 mph W
Fri, Sep 11	65°F 18°C	49°F 9°C	Sunny, night: mostly clear	0%	6 to 9 mph NW
Sat, Sep 12	69°F 21°C	57°F 14°C	Mostly Sunny, night: slight chance rain showers	17%	2 to 6 mph S
Sun, Sep 13	71°F 22°C	57°F 14°C	Chance Rain Showers, night: chance rain showers then mostly cloudy	26%	6 mph SW
Mon, Sep 14	70°F 21°C	56°F 13°C	Mostly Sunny, night: partly cloudy	7%	6 mph W
Tue, Sep 15	71°F 22°C	59°F 15°C	Mostly Sunny then Chance Rain Showers, night: chance rain showers	32%	6 to 9 mph S

Forecast for Peck Road 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 6:30 AM, sunset 7:18 PM (computed, NOAA solar algorithm). Check the last train against sunset.

Route by trail

Mile	Trail	Blazes	Length
0.0	Elm Ridge Trail	Yellow round	0.8 mi
0.8	Escarpment Trail	Blue round	4.3 mi
5.2	Elm Ridge Trail	Yellow round	0.8 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	unnamed	—
0.6	Spring	unnamed	—
0.9	Shelter: Elm Ridge Lean-To	Elm Ridge Lean-To	—
2.9	Viewpoint	unnamed	—
2.9	Viewpoint	unnamed	—
3.0	Summit: Windham High Peak	Windham High Peak	3,525 ft
3.0	Viewpoint	unnamed	—

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

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

Elevation sampled every 50 m from USGS 3DEP Elevation Point Query Service (2026-09-09). Gain 449 m, loss 448 m. Hover the profile to see the spot on the map.

Every fact, with its source

Fact	Value	Source	Verified
Distance	Not yet verified	—	—
Elevation gain	Not yet verified	—	—
Route type	Not yet verified	—	—
Time	Not yet verified	—	—
Difficulty	Not yet verified	—	—
Blazes	Yellow (Elm Ridge Trail), Blue (Escarpment Trail)	NYS DEC	2026-09-09
Managed by	NYS Department of Environmental Conservation	NYS DEC	2026-09-09
Trailhead	Peck Road Parking Area 42.29662, -74.16941	NYS DEC	2026-09-09
Parking, fee, lot times	Not yet verified	—	—

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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