New York trails · Allen Mountain Trail

Allen Mountain Trail

A 3.8-mile out-and-back in New York, with 2,420 ft of climbing. Reaches Allen Mountain and other summit/viewpoint destinations.

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Length

3.8 mi

Elevation gain

2,420 ft

Difficulty

Hard

Max grade

60%

Steepest mile

+1,652 ft

Tread at ≥10% grade

2.0 mi

Shape

out-and-back

Surface

Ground

Bikes

Horses

Elevation profile

Most of the climbing sits in the final third — 71% of the ascent, between mile 2.6 and mile 3.8. It climbs almost continuously, with little descent to recover on.

3-D terrain

USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5

Reaches

Allen Mountain (summit)
Allen Lookout North (viewpoint)
Allen Lookout East (viewpoint)

Heads up

Stream ford: expect at least one unbridged crossing.

Terrain graded T2 (SAC scale).

Sections reported faint or hard to follow — carry a map or download this area offline.

Daylight at the trailhead

On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 5:47 a.m., the sun rises at 6:17 a.m. and sets at 7:33 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:03 p.m. (EDT) — 13 h 17 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 7.6-mile round trip takes roughly 5 h 15 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 11:32 a.m. — 8 h 02 min before sunset.