New York trails · Short Swing Trail
Short Swing Trail
A 5.5-mile out-and-back in New York, with 536 ft of climbing. Reaches Honey Pond and other lake destinations. Managed by the state.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the first third: 47% of the ascent falls between mile 0.0 and mile 1.8. It gives back about 759 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Honey Pond (lake)
- Glidden Marsh (lake)
- Horseshoe Pond (lake)
- Crab Pond (lake)
- Lilypad Pond (lake)
- Oxshoe Pond (lake)
Getting there
Short Swing Trail access. 43.87521, -73.61695 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 5:46 a.m., the sun rises at 6:16 a.m. and sets at 7:32 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:02 p.m. (EDT) — 13 h 16 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 10.9-mile round trip takes roughly 4 h 35 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 10:51 a.m. — 8 h 41 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Glidden Marsh To Pharaoh Lake Trail + Crab Pond Spur Trail + Short Swing Trail — 7.7 mi loop, 396 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Elk Lake To Dix Mountain Trail — 14.5 mi
- Elk Lake To Marcy Trail — 14.5 mi
- Tongue Mountain Range Trail — 15.4 mi
- Pole Hill Pond Trail — 17.9 mi