Porter Ridge Trail
Photo: matt.a, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 4.0 mi
- one way
- 3,280 ft
- climb
- 4,081 ft
- high point
- Point to point
- route
Porter Ridge Trail is a 4-mile hike in New York's High Peaks Wilderness, managed by the State Department of Conservation. It is a point-to-point route with a total elevation gain of 3,280 feet, rising from a starting point of about 4,042 feet to a high point of 4,081 feet. The climb is steep, with the steepest stretch at about 1.5 miles in, where the grade reaches 53 percent. The trail also descends about 3,371 feet, so it works well as a longer outing with a return leg. The trail is rated moderate, and it is not open to bikes or horses. Plan for about three hours on foot. Porter Mountain Trail and Cascade Mountain Trail both lie about half a mile away, and Pitchoff Chimney Cliff offers climbing roughly 1.7 miles off. For time on the water, the West Branch Ausable River is about 5 miles away.
Local outfitters
- Cloudsplitter Outfitters22 mi away
- Great Camp Sagamore50 mi away
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Route details
- Distance
- 4.0 mi
- Climbing
- About 3,280 ft
- Summit
- 4,080 ft
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- Time
- About 1.5 hours
Other routes up Porter Mountain
Questions about this route
How long is the Porter Ridge Trail on Porter Mountain?
About 4.0 mi.
How much elevation gain is on the Porter Ridge Trail?
About 3,280 ft of climbing round trip.
How hard is the Porter Ridge Trail?
It is rated moderate.
How long does the Porter Ridge Trail take?
About 1.5 hours round trip.
How many routes go up Porter Mountain?
2: Porter Mountain Trail and Porter Ridge Trail.
Conditions and forecast on Porter 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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