Cascade Mountain Trail
Photo: matt.a, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 2.2 mi
- one way
- 1,748 ft
- climb
- 4,099 ft
- high point
- Point to point
- route
Cascade Mountain Trail is a 2.2-mile moderate hike in the High Peaks Wilderness of New York, managed by the State Department of Conservation. The trail is a point-to-point route with a back-loaded climb profile, starting at about 3,919 feet and reaching a high point of 4,099 feet. The total elevation gain is 1,748 feet, and the route also includes a total descent of 1,861 feet. The trail is not open to bikes or horses. Porter Mountain Trail lies just 0.1 mile away, and Porter Ridge Trail is about half a mile off. Pitchoff Chimney Cliff, a climbing area, is roughly 1.4 miles away, and Pitchoff Mountain Trail is about 2.1 miles away.
Local outfitters
- Cloudsplitter Outfitters22 mi away
- Great Camp Sagamore49 mi away
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Route details
- Distance
- 2.2 mi
- Climbing
- About 1,748 ft
- Summit
- 4,099 ft
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- Time
- About 1 hour
Questions about this route
How long is the Cascade Mountain Trail on Cascade Mountain?
About 2.2 mi.
How much elevation gain is on the Cascade Mountain Trail?
About 1,748 ft of climbing round trip.
How hard is the Cascade Mountain Trail?
It is rated moderate.
How long does the Cascade Mountain Trail take?
About 1 hour round trip.
Conditions and forecast on Cascade 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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