Long Path itinerary
Every mile marker on the Long Path 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 Long Path Thru-Hike permit page.
Which permit covers this route
The Long Path. One reservation is a trailhead or zone plus an entry date; you roam after that, issued by walk-up.
- Stops mapped
- 10
- Across the markers
- 358.0 mi
- Published route length
- 358 mi
- Ascent, at least
- 3,829 ft
How long it takes: 3-4 weeks. 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 Long Path route, stop by stop
Mile 0.0
-3 ft
George Washington Bridge (south terminus)
Southern terminus of the Long Path in New York City, per the NY-NJ Trail Conference.
14.7 miles · 198 ft up to Palisades
Mile 14.7
195 ft
Palisades
The trail's opening miles run along the Hudson River's Palisades cliffs, per the Trail Conference's trail description.
28.1 miles · 523 ft up to Cheesecote Park (Haverstraw)
Mile 42.8
718 ft
Cheesecote Park (Haverstraw)
The one permitted overnight camping option in the southern section outside Harriman, per the Trail Conference.
52.8 miles · 93 ft down to Snake Hill
Mile 95.6
625 ft
Snake Hill
49.9 miles · 1,119 ft up to The Shawangunks (Sam's Point / Verkeerderkill Falls)
Mile 145.5
1,744 ft
The Shawangunks (Sam's Point / Verkeerderkill Falls)
The trail crosses DEC land along the Shawangunk Ridge, including Verkeerderkill Falls and Sam's Point, named on the Trail Conference's own route description.
53.6 miles · 493 ft up to Romer Mountain
Mile 199.1
2,237 ft
Romer Mountain
57.4 miles · 1,283 ft up to Windham High Peak
Mile 256.5
3,520 ft
Windham High Peak
A named Catskill high peak on the Long Path's route, per the Trail Conference.
33.8 miles · 2,486 ft down to Mine Kill Falls
Mile 290.3
1,034 ft
Mine Kill Falls
26.7 miles · 88 ft down to Vroman's Nose
Mile 317.0
946 ft
Vroman's Nose
A named rock outcrop landmark on the Long Path, per the Trail Conference.
41.0 miles · 213 ft up to John Boyd Thacher State Park (north terminus)
Mile 358.0
1,159 ft
John Boyd Thacher State Park (north terminus)
Current northern terminus of the Long Path, per the NY-NJ Trail Conference.
Getting a Long Path for the dates you want
Planning the route is the easy half. Long Path 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 Long Path around the clock and alerts you the moment a date opens.