Blue Mountain Trail
Photo: bobistraveling, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- 2.0 mi
- one way
- 1,539 ft
- climb
- 3,759 ft
- high point
- Point to point
- route
Blue Mountain Trail is a 2-mile point-to-point hike in New York, rising from about 2,200 feet to a high point of 3,759 feet. The climb is steep, with a total gain of 1,539 feet, and the steepest stretch comes at about 1.4 miles in, where the grade reaches 36%. The trail starts near Blue Mountain Lake, about 1.5 miles away, and the route is rated moderate. The trip takes about 1.5 hours. Tirrell Pond Trail lies just 0.1 mile away, and Castle Rock Trail is about 1.3 miles off. Wilson Pond Trail and Cascade Pond Trail are both within about 3.5 miles.
Local outfitters
- Great Camp Sagamore13 mi away
- Cloudsplitter Outfitters16 mi away
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Route details
- Distance
- 2.0 mi
- Climbing
- About 1,539 ft
- Summit
- 3,761 ft
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- Time
- About 1.5 hours
Questions about this route
How long is the Blue Mountain Trail on Blue Mountain?
About 2.0 mi.
How much elevation gain is on the Blue Mountain Trail?
About 1,539 ft of climbing round trip.
How hard is the Blue Mountain Trail?
It is rated moderate.
How long does the Blue Mountain Trail take?
About 1.5 hours round trip.
Conditions and forecast on Blue Mountain
Daily highs and lows, wind and the chance of precipitation at the summit and route start for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.
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