New York trails · Long Path
Long Path
A 12.6-mile out-and-back in New York, with 635 ft of climbing. Reaches Brooks Mountain and other summit destinations. Managed by the state.
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 2,401 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Brooks Mountain (summit)
- Stockbridge Mountain (summit)
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Getting there
Long Path access. About 15 min drive (5 mi) from Kiryas Joel. 41.32184, -74.10550 · 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 7:06 a.m. and sets at 6:17 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:45 p.m. (EDT) — 11 h 11 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 25.2-mile round trip takes roughly 9 h 59 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 5:05 p.m. — 1 h 12 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Long Path + Duck Pond/ Long Path Trail — 2.4 mi loop, 570 ft gain
- Long Path + Cox Road Loop Trail — 4.3 mi loop, 572 ft gain
- New York Long Path + Unnamed trail + Long Path — 1.4 mi loop, 227 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Suffern-Bear Mountain — 7.4 mi
- Highlands — 8.0 mi
- Tappan Zee Bridge Path — 19.2 mi