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The highest Catskill mountain is also one of the easiest and most popular Catskills peaks to hike. But it also has a number of largely unknown treats…
Slide Hiking Trails & Hikes
Best Hike in the Catskills: Wittenberg, Cornell, Slide
This hike does not disappoint. It’s long and difficult, with some hairy sections, but the rewards are enormous and regular, pouring generously into your day, one after another. I’ve decided it’s the best hike in the Catskills. This hike has a lot of elevation gain.
The Absolute Best Route for Hiking Slide Mountain
Most people seem to run up and down Slide Mountain pretty uneventfully. If you stick to the classic route, you bag the peak but see only a small amount of what Slide has to offer. Instead, follow this route to squeeze far more out of your hike with hardly any extra effort.
“We saw the world as the hawk or the balloonist sees it when he is three thousand feet in the air. The works of man dwindle, and the original features of the huge globe come out. Every single object or point is dwarfed; the valley of the Hudson is only a wrinkle in the earth’s surface. You discover with a feeling of surprise that the great thing is the earth itself, which stretches away on every hand so far beyond your ken.”
— John Burroughs
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Peak Details
Height: 4,184ft (1,275m)
Location: Southern Catskills
Level: Easy
Scenic: Yes
Trail Type: Fully Trailed
Canister: No
Slide Topography
Summit Forecast: Slide
The page URL below shows the weather at Slide’s summit for the next six days.
https://www.mountain-forecast.com/peaks/Slide-Mountain-Ulster-County-New-York/forecasts/1280
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If a foreacast for a peak is not directly available, this page may display a link to a nearby peak.
