Escarpment Trail itinerary
Every mile marker on the Escarpment Trail route, in order, with the distance and elevation change between each one, and which permit each stretch needs. To set alerts for your dates, go to the Escarpment Trail Backpacking permit page.
Which permit covers this route
The Escarpment Trail. One reservation is a trailhead or zone plus an entry date; you roam after that, issued by walk-up.
- Stops mapped
- 14
- Across the markers
- 23.9 mi
- Published route length
- 23.9 mi
- Ascent, at least
- 3,024 ft
How long it takes: 2-3 days. That is the figure the permit publishes. This page does not divide the route into days, because no source records which stop you sleep at.
The stops below are the route's published mile markers, in order, with the elevations recorded against each one.
Distance and elevation change on each leg are the difference between the two published figures either side of it, so the legs are arithmetic on the markers and nothing more.
The Escarpment Trail route, stop by stop
Mile 0.0
2,212 ft
Scutt Road / North-South Lake (south terminus)
Southern trailhead of the Escarpment Trail near the North-South Lake Campground.
1.9 miles · 105 ft down to Inspiration Point
Mile 1.9
2,107 ft
Inspiration Point
1.4 miles · 374 ft up to South Mountain
Mile 3.3
2,481 ft
South Mountain
2.4 miles · 49 ft down to Sunset Rock
Mile 5.7
2,432 ft
Sunset Rock
2.4 miles · 757 ft up to North Mountain
Mile 8.1
3,189 ft
North Mountain
1.2 miles · 222 ft up to Stoppel Point
Mile 9.3
3,411 ft
Stoppel Point
2.2 miles · 905 ft down to Dutcher Notch
Mile 11.5
2,506 ft
Dutcher Notch
1.5 miles · 898 ft up to Arizona Mountain
Mile 13.0
3,404 ft
Arizona Mountain
2.0 miles · 656 ft down to Batavia Kill Lean-To
Mile 15.0
2,748 ft
Batavia Kill Lean-To
1.8 miles · 337 ft up to Acra Point
Mile 16.8
3,085 ft
Acra Point
1.3 miles · 90 ft up to Burnt Knob
Mile 18.1
3,175 ft
Burnt Knob
2.1 miles · 346 ft up to Windham High Peak
Mile 20.2
3,521 ft
Windham High Peak
2.3 miles · 1,197 ft down to Elm Ridge Lean-To
Mile 22.5
2,324 ft
Elm Ridge Lean-To
1.4 miles · 811 ft down to Route 23 near Windham (north terminus)
Mile 23.9
1,513 ft
Route 23 near Windham (north terminus)
Northern terminus of the Escarpment Trail near Windham, New York.
Getting a Escarpment Trail for the dates you want
Planning the route is the easy half. Escarpment Trail dates go fast, and the ones that come back are cancellations. They return to the booking system without warning and are gone again quickly. PermitSnag checks Escarpment Trail around the clock and alerts you the moment a date opens.