South Slope
New York
Free — you'll pick up right here.
1.6 mi
Distance
195 ft
Gain
38 min
Time
No verdict for this trail
We won't guess. Here is exactly what we do and don't know.
What we do know
Inside Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests
2 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.
Boundary data
What's missing
No access route mapped
We don't yet know which road reaches this trailhead, so we can't tell you if it's gated.
Nobody's filed a report here yet — be the first.
Why you'll love it
Here's your day, mapped
South Slope
Suggested plan · check conditions before you go
Meals
Gear for the day
Elevation & route
- Distance
- 1.6 mi
- Elevation gain
- 195 ft
- Elevation loss
- 195 ft
- Highest point
- 1,708 ft
- Lowest point
- 1,533 ft
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
- Bikes
- yes
About this trail
South Slope is a short out-and-back trail in New York managed by the Forest Service. The trail is 1.59 miles long with 212 feet of elevation gain and 27 feet of elevation loss.
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