Burroughs Range Trail - Red Markers

0.00

Woodland Valley Campground Parking Lot (fee charged). Trail crosses road, skirts the edge of the campground, then crosses Woodland Creek on wood bridge. Trail climbs steeply, passing registration box.

1.45

Spring 300' right of trail

2.60

Junction with yellow trail to Terrace Mtn. Leanto (.9 mi).

3.70

Spring 250' right of trail.

3.90

Summit of the Wittenberg (3780') - Spectacular view of Ashokan Reservoir from top of cliff

4.25

Old trail on left to West Shokan, marked in red paint - crosses private property.

4.70

Spur trail to left (.1 mi) to summit of Cornell Mtn (3860').

4.95

Spring right of trail.

6.15

Low point between Cornell and Slide Mtns. Unmarked trail to left leads to spring (400') and down the beautiful valley of the East Branch of the Neversink River.

6.80

Excellent spring right of trail. Trail steepens, climbing stairs of rock and wood.

7.05

Summit of Slide Mtn. (4204'), highest point in the Catskill Mountains. Trail descends on old jeep road, built to service the fire tower formerly on the summit.

7.70

Junction with Curtis-Ormsbee Trail (Blue Markers) to the left.

7.85

Pass unmarked trail to the right to Winnisook Lake over private property. This is the Steps Trail, and was the main access to the summit before the jeep road was built.

9.05

Trail ends at the junction with the Phoenicia-East Branch Trail (Yellow Markers). Left to Denning parking lot, right to parking lot on County Rt 47.

Refreshing snow bank in late May on Slide

Trail descriptions here are based on New York State DEC "Catskill Trails" brochure, with additional information by me.The descriptions and maps listed here are approximate, and are provided for basic trip planning. They are not a substitute for a good trail guide and map. Please remember that hiking in the wilderness areas can be dangerous! No warranty of any kind on the accuracy of the information on the following pages is expressed or implied.