New York City: Peekamoose-Table Mountain
This 9.8-mile out-and-back day hike or overnight explores a lesser-known corner of Slide Mountain Wilderness while summiting two rugged peaks taller than 3,800 feet.
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Trail Facts
- Distance: 8.0
- Miles from city center: 126
Waypoints
PTT009
Location: 41.9531669616699, -74.3984985351562
Peekamoose Mtn. (3,843 ft.); best views are from boulder near summit.
Extend hike: Trek 3.4 miles S to Peekamoose Rd. to make this an end-to-end (requires car shuttle), or return to East Branch, camp, and continue to Slide Mountain
PTT007
Location: 41.9585342407227, -74.4053039550781
Table Mtn. (3,847 ft.); stay on ridgeline, which is thickly forested with hardwoods that are spectacular in autumn
PTT005
Location: 41.9751091003418, -74.4272155761719
Former site of Denning Lean-To
PTT003
Location: 41.9748878479004, -74.4336395263672
Turn R onto rugged Peekamoose-Table Trail
PTT004
Location: 41.9768714904785, -74.4263305664062
Cross log over East Branch of the Neversink River; superb campsites sit between river banks and farther upstream
PTT001
Location: 41.9653968811035, -74.4524002075195
Trailhead; begin NE on Phoenicia-East Branch Trail
PTT002
Location: 41.9714012145996, -74.4421157836914
This old horse carriage road-turned-wilderness trail passes briefly through private land
PTT006
Location: 41.9649429321289, -74.4252319335938
Steep climb up old XC ski trail; frequent ledges and short scrambles make this hike more entertaining
PTT008
Location: 41.9563674926758, -74.3974075317383
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