Cliffs, Waterfalls & Mountain Trails

Hike through dramatic cliffs and cascading waterfalls while exploring pristine alpine lakes surrounded by the Shawangunk Mountains.

Hike the dramatic Cliff Trail past glacial ice caves and windswept cliff edges with sweeping Hudson Valley views. Explore the rare dwarf pine forest and emerge onto Sam's Point for a 360-degree ridgetop panorama.

Hike 70 miles of carriage roads and footpaths across dramatic Shawangunk Ridge with sweeping Hudson Valley views from exposed cliff-top ledges. The Sky Top Tower trail leads to a stone tower offering 360-degree panoramas over five states.

A Hudson Valley institution since 1963, tucked into the Shawangunk foothills on the edge of the Gunks — schnitzel, sauerbraten, and Bavarian pretzels alongside solid German beers on tap. The right spot after a day on the rock.

Walk across the world's longest elevated pedestrian bridge spanning 1.28 miles above the Hudson River at 212 feet. Originally a 19th-century rail bridge, now a beloved state park offering sweeping river views and connecting to 10 miles of trails on both banks.