New York trails · Devil's Path
Devil's Path
A 10.9-mile network in New York, with 1,868 ft of climbing. Reaches Indian Head Mountain and other lake/pass/summit/viewpoint destinations. Managed by the state.
Elevation profile
Most of the climbing sits in the middle third — 58% of the ascent, between mile 3.6 and mile 7.3. It gives back about 4,497 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Indian Head Mountain (summit)
- Twin Mountain (summit)
- Plateau Mountain (summit)
- Sugarloaf Mountain (summit)
- Pecoy Notch (pass)
- Notch Lake (lake)
- Sherman's Lookout (viewpoint)
- Jimmy Dolan Notch overlook (viewpoint)
- Twin Mountain overlook (viewpoint)
- Twin Mountain south summit (viewpoint)
Heads up
Getting there
Overlook Trail access. About 46 min drive (23 mi) from Hudson. 42.12152, -74.08602 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:39 a.m., the sun rises at 7:07 a.m. and sets at 6:16 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:44 p.m. (EDT) — 11 h 09 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 10.9-mile route takes roughly 4 h 59 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 12:06 p.m. — 6 h 10 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Mink Hollow Trail + Devil's Path + Pecoy Notch Trail — 5.8 mi loop, 2,137 ft gain
- Devil's Path + Jimmy Dolan Notch Trail — 4.9 mi loop, 1,710 ft gain
- Devil's Path — 2.4 mi loop, 1,334 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Escarpment Trail — 5.8 mi
- Warner Creek Trail — 10.4 mi
- Mount Pleasant-Romer Mountain — 12.3 mi
- Burroughs Range Trail-Wittenberg-Cornell — 15.1 mi