Region
Highlights
- Slide is the highest peak in the Catskills, though it wasn't known as such until the late 1800's. Its elevation is still not official but several surveys show it to be over 4200'
- Bicknell's thrush was first identified on Slide Mt.
- One of the 4 peaks in the Catskills 3500 Peak Challenge requiring a winter ascent.
Routes
31 summits • 5.7 mi • 2,287 ft gain • 5 hr 29 min
4 summits • 16.6 mi • 4,709 ft gain • 6 hr 47 min
3 summits • 5.3 mi • 1,680 ft gain • 4 hr 14 min
3 summits • 5.4 mi • 1,630 ft gain • 2 hr 59 min
3 summits • 7.7 mi • 1,748 ft gain • 3 hr 45 min
2 summits • 6.8 mi • 1,698 ft gain • 4 hr 0 min
1 summit • 12.2 mi • 3,527 ft gain • 6 hr 5 min
1 summit • 17.5 mi • 7,707 ft gain • 9 hr 33 min
1 summit • 20.7 mi • 4,841 ft gain • 13 hr 39 min
1 summit • 23.0 mi • 4,908 ft gain • 12 hr 36 min
1 summit • 9.5 mi • 3,047 ft gain • 4 hr 11 min
1 summit • 9.7 mi • 2,293 ft gain • 10 hr 56 min
1 summit • 9.8 mi • 1,812 ft gain • 6 hr 52 min
Latest summits
"Richard, Mimi, Rebecca, Tom and I did a traverse of the Burroughs range from Slide Mountain TH to Woodland Valley. Warm but not too warm so no melting or slush. Carried snowshoes but only wore micro spikes all day for the packed snow and ice. For a Sunday with nice weather the range was basically a ghost town. Other than a couple and two guys hiking separately, on their way out from Slide, we saw no other hikers all day. Richard closed out February his 11th month of his 420 grid. " — Nimblefoot • Feb 11, 2024
"An out and back hike of the Burroughs range from Slide Mountain PA. The trail was mostly clear of ice but there was spots that were unavoidable so the micros went on and off a number of times which got to be a bit annoying. Where is winter? warm temps!" — Nimblefoot • Dec 26, 2023
"Mimi, Barbara and I met in the Woodland Valley PA then I shuttled the three of us up to Slide Mountain PA where we began our stroll of the Burroughs range. Comfortable hiking temps and the trails were good in terms of mud/water pooling. Most folks we passed were heading in the opposite direction either doing some sort of overnight trip or day hiking the range. We had the summit area of Slide and Cornell to ourselves then joined the small “crowd” on Witt for our lunch break. The final descent to Woodland Valley was the usual tedious task even with the shortcut but we maintained a positive mindset as it was a nice casual day with good friends." — Nimblefoot • Nov 5, 2023
"Richard and I traversed the Burroughs range from Woodland Valley to Slide Mountain PA. We kept pace speedy as to avoid the potential rain dropping after 2 pm. The low cloud cover helped as it kept us from lingering at any of the many views points.
" — Nimblefoot • Aug 28, 2023
"An out and back of the Burroughs range from Slide Mountain PA. Before having lunch at the splendid view on the Witt I spent 10 minutes throwing off charred wood from three fire rings and unburned logs with a green tree mixed in that some twits piled up. Still need to remove the coals from the three fire rings. There goes the neighborhood(!). Removed/cleaned up a number of blowdowns in the trail. Beautiful day and only saw a couple of other hikers out.
" — Nimblefoot • May 9, 2023
"Back to the Burroughs range this time with Mimi and Peter, aka Buttercake and General Porpoise. Traveled across with just spikes on a beautiful day with wintry temp on the start then right into Spring sunshine. Snow disappearing quickly in just over a week from our last traverse." — Nimblefoot • Apr 8, 2023
"Mimi and I took a saunter across the Burroughs range. We were joined by Barbara for Slide then she headed back in order to Panther mountain. Nice day of blue sky and sun but a bit chilly like it’s still winter with temps in the teens and a like breeze. It’s Spring (50s/60s) at my house in the Hudson Valley and Mimi just got back from Greece so the cold was definitely a slap in the face. " — Nimblefoot • Mar 31, 2023
"Did a Slide and Eagle for the month of March on my 5th Cat35 grid. A cloudy overcast day that slowly improved with blue sky showing and the sun peeking out when possible. Spiked up Slide from the Rt 47 PA then after tagging the summit switched to snowshoes to prevent putting holes in the packed track and to play in the fluff. Put in three different bushwhacking shortcuts to save time and make for a gentler descent rather than motoring down a hard packed track. Day #217/366 of the NE 4K/day.
Dropped down to the McKenley Hollow PA to do a bushwhack of Eagle as a change of pace from using the trails. The snow was a bit thin for snowshoeing down low but gradually got deeper and supportive allowing for easy travel. At the canister the sun shined brightly making for a cheery moment as I signed into my 35th peak of my 55th round." — Nimblefoot • Mar 9, 2023
"Peter, Mimi, Miyon and I enjoyed a fine saunter across the Burroughs range. A nice change for me since lately I’ve doing solo O & B’s from the Slide mountain TH. Another day with just micro spikes and leaving the snowshoes in the car with the snowpack quickly settling and slowly melting out.
On our climb of Slide, just beyond the 3500’ sign, Nima(aka Joe F.) caught up to us while doing a much more rapid O & B of the range, getting in his “miles”. We would see him again at the spur path to the Cornell summit opening. He mentioned how the Crack was a bit tricky to use, we opted for the workaround to the left which did have an icy crux spot. Someone had left a dinky 3mm cord in the Crack which is hard to use with gloved hands and it’s dependability is suspect.
We reached Witt just prior to noon, perfect for a bit of lunch in the sun taking in the fine view. Despite all the icy sections the often tedious descent went well especially using the shortcut to reduce the mileage. The only hard part was when to remove the spikes for good because we kept finding small icy spots spread out a long ways. Rocks become your new friends until nearly the register box." — Nimblefoot • Feb 11, 2023
"Another great hike with Tina on a breezy winter day. Used spikes for the 3 hour trip. Nothing too sketchy. A gradual up through crystal trees and awesome lookouts. Lots of people and dogs on the trail. " — lfrancois • Feb 5, 2023