Name: Burroughs Range Trail (Wittenburg Cornell Slide Trail)
Rating: 4.9

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There is a $6.00 fee to park at the lot where the directions take you.

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From parking lot follow the red blazed trail. This is a rugged trail but well maintained. Be prepared for a lot of scrambling. After hiking 3.9 miles, you reach the summit of Wittenberg with great views on the summit. The summit of Cornell Mountain is at reached after 4.8 miles. At 7.05 miles you hit the Slide Mt. You'll have great views just before and after summit . To complete entire trail you'll continue down another 1.9 miles to Phoenicia-East Branch Trail, but many hikers use the summit of Slide Mountain as a turnaround point.

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Local Club: New York - New Jersey Trail Conference

Land Manager: NY Dept of Environmental Conservation - Big Indian Wilderness

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Miroslaw Wierzbicki with improvements by Greg Hammon

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4.9 from 19 votes

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#165

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4.9 from 19 votes

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Enjoy a charming and peaceful view from Wittenberg Mountain.

Jun 4, 2017 near Shokan, NY

Slide Mountain takes on a new character in the winter.

May 9, 2017 near Shokan, NY

The Wittenberg Cornell Slide Trail is only for the brave and sure-footed!

Jun 4, 2017 near Shokan, NY

Jun 4, 2017 near Shokan, NY

Slide Mountain is gorgeous in the winter.

May 8, 2017 near Shokan, NY

Enjoy the wonderful view from Mt. Slide on the Wittenburg Cornell Slide Trail.

Jun 11, 2017 near Shokan, NY

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Jun 19, 2022

Jens Bylehn

Jun 28, 2021

Josie Tomasek

Hike with Scott! —— Beautiful day in the mountains (hot & humid elsewhere) Last 1.5mi, downhill, were painful — 5h 00m

May 13, 2021

Sam Newman-Stonebraker

Oct 10, 2020

Nikhila Chaudhari

From woodland valley campground, did Wittenberg and Cornell 10mi

Sep 29, 2019

Emma Stoltze

Sep 20, 2019

Chuck Yovino

12h 00m

Aug 31, 2019

Chuck Yovino

Jul 28, 2019

Cameron Flynn

Wittenberg and Cornell only

Jun 9, 2019

Craig Ricks

8.6mi

May 6, 2019

Robert Whalen

Wittenberg, Cornell, and Slide loop starting at Woodland Valley Campground 12mi

Apr 26, 2019

Bryan Apperson

Did this/loop back through woodland valley as a 3 day, 18 mile backpacking loop with my wife, 7 yo and 3 yo. With kids, bring rope/harness for slide. 18mi — 72h 00m

Dec 15, 2018

Simon Ingall

10mi — 6h 20m

Nov 10, 2018

Dave Laurenty

Hiked in reverse from Slide to Woodland. Winter conditions above 3,500’. Finished in the dark off Witt due to challenging descents and conditions.

Sep 9, 2018

Cameron Flynn

Slide to Wittenberg and back

Jun 10, 2018

Jack Cunningham

May 5, 2018

Isa Bel

Nov 4, 2017

Casey Turner

Oct 8, 2017

Jason Burger

8.6mi

Sep 4, 2017

Chris Ord

From Woodlands campgrounds to Wittenberg. 3.9 miles ascend and 3.9 descend. 3.9mi

Jul 15, 2017

Michael Antolini

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Burroughs Range Trail (Wittenburg Cornell Slide Trail)

“This trail approaches Slide Mountain from the east before passing over two more mountains, gaining 3635 ft. ”

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Point to Point

4,192' 1,278 m

1,390' 424 m

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