ABOUT THE PARK:
DIRECTIONS:
GPS Coordinates 41.82699, -73.97013
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Lower Parking Lot |
TRAIL MAP:
HIKE DISTANCE: Shaupeneak Ridge - 10.5 miles
hiked together with:
THE HIKE:
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Starting from the lower parking lot on the white trail. |
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A purple trail on the right ... |
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... leads to ... |
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... a waterfall. |
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Returning back to continue on white. |
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White ends at the top; continuing straight on red. |
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Hudson River Overlook |
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Continuing on, some seasonal views of the Catskills. |
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Red crosses over an access road then ends at blue. |
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Right on blue a short distance... |
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...to right on green. |
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Right on aqua when green turns left. Green and aqua look VERY similar not only in the pictures, but in actuality. |
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There are lots of stone walls. |
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At the end of aqua, right on green to continue around the green loop. |
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Coming back out on blue, right on blue to ... |
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... right on orange. |
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At the end of orange, left on blue circling around Louisa Pond clockwise. |
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Crossing through the upper parking lot which is packed with cars hovering for a spot, |
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Left on yellow. |
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Passing the parking lot again from a higher level then descending into the parking lot, turning right, crossing the access road ... |
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... and taking the opposite side of red from earlier in the hike to complete the red loop. |
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Back at the white trail, right to retrace back to the parking lot. |