Long Path (NY)

New York, US

Distance

358 mi

Vertical Gain

68,000 ft

https://www.nynjtc.org/region/long-path:

Extending 358 miles from the 175th Street Subway Station in New York City to John Boyd Thacher State Park near Albany in New York, the Long Path Trail is a thread connecting many of New York's parks, preserves, and state forest land.

The Long Path is lovingly maintained by 250 Trail Conference volunteers and member groups. The Long Path Guide (5th edition; 2nd printing; 2005) is out of print, but we have made an online version available below.

Overview map of the Long Path
Updated Long Path Guide-Electronic Edition
Updated Long Path Guide-Printable Text Edition
Backpacking the Long Path
Current conditions and updates
General Trail Alerts
Available maps for the trail
Table of Distances
LP End-to-End tally sheet
List of LP End-to-Enders
Find information about the parks mentioned in this article in our Hike and Park Finder.
Who created the Long Path? Find out here.
Check out "Friends of the Long Path" on facebook.

The Catskill section of the Long Path is an 89-mile section of beautiful and rugged trail that runs north / south through the heart of the Catskill Mountains. Two well-known trail race courses, the Escarpment race (18 1/2 miles) and Manitous revenge (54 miles) share 60 miles of the Long Path trail. In total, it climbs 11 of the Catskill High Peaks (Over 3,500 feet) and travels a half a dozen smaller peaks, totaling approximately 25,000 feet of climbing. Only three roads intersect this nearly 90-mile section of trail. They are at about 23 miles, 34 miles and 60 miles. For a self-supported attempt, these are the logical locations to cache food and supplies.

GPS Track

Long-Path.gpx102.78 KB

FKTs

Male

Supported
Jeffrey Adams			7d 12h 18m 40s	2019-09-18
Ken Posner			9d 3h 6m 0s	2013-09-03

Self-supported
Dustin Smith, Will Fortin			8d 9h 10m 0s	2018-06-10

Unsupported
Chris Leblanc			9d 0h 35m 0s	2024-08-13

Female

Supported
Kim Levinsky			9d 10h 0m 13s	2023-07-17

Male

Self-supported
Thomas deHaan			1d 5h 48m 37s	2020-05-17

This route on the old FKT site

http://fastestknowntime.proboards.com/thread/474/long-path-ny

Comments

My buddy “moustachian” (Dustin) and I are going to give a go at the self-supported Long Path FKT starting June 1, 2018! I’m particularly psyched as I’ve been using the LP for part of my run-commute since moving here about two years ago. I’ve seen about half the trail and am eager to get a solid chunk of time to experience it in its entirety.

We’ll be heading southbound to home (and showers) in the city and documenting via SPOT at: https://share.findmespot.com/shared/faces/viewspots.jsp?glId=0GaroUUvdB…. In areas of reception we’ll throw photos on Twitter at: https://twitter.com/ibexplore.

Congratulations to Will Fortin and Dustin Smith for setting a new record for the Long Path, of roughly 8 1/2 days, on an unsupported basis, traveling north to south.

Here is the announcement by the NY-NJ Trail Conference, which created and maintains the Long Path: https://www.nynjtc.org/news/new-thrurun-record-set-new-yorks-long-path

Hi everyone,

Excited to share that I'll be giving a shot at the Long Path FKT! Setting off solo, self-supported (no outside help but will restock at stores) from Thacher on the morning of August 7th. Thrilled to spend a big block of time in the outdoors and so grateful to you, Will, Dustin and Ken for your encouragement and sharing your experiences - many thanks. You've set a high bar! Thanks as well, Andy, for sharing your insight and to all the work you and the Trail Conference put in for the Long Path - I am looking forward experiencing many new sections and all the highs and lows that come with it.

Trees and reception permitting, will be tracking here: https://share.garmin.com/TWYBJ and sharing via twitter: https://twitter.com/MarkMoroge.

Hello to everyone.
I am happy, and nervous, to announce that I will be setting out on September 11th from the southern terminus of the Long Path heading in the northern direction for the Fastest Known Time attempt. It will be a supported effort with crew along the entire attempt.

I will be documenting this through the use of a Spot3 tracker, http://share.findmespot.com/shared/faces/viewspots.jsp?glId=0vt5iI9fHd2irB0dWCtAKQ9cqarOqe8WR

And also pictures and notes will be provided through Twitter at https://twitter.com/jvadams78.

In addition to the Twitter account, there will be logging of updates and photos on Instagram, @jeffrunslong

Hi all! I'll be going for the women's supported FKT this summer. I'm eying up a start date between July 6-8; will choose the start date as we get closer and have a weather forecast. Really looking forward to getting out there to experience this incredible trail!

Hi, I'll be starting a supported atttempt this coming Saturday July 8th. I'll be heading southbound from John Thatcher State Park. I'll be sharing updates via Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kimlevinsky

Hello, I will be setting off tomorrow 8/12 heading southbound. This will be a self supported trip. I will use a Spot Gen4 for continuous tracking and Strava for daily tracking. https://maps.findmespot.com/s/M7H7

https://www.strava.com/athletes/33831241

Hi,

I am very anxious and excited to announce that I'll be going for my first FKT attempt next week! I'll be starting at Thacher State Park on 9/26 and heading Sobo. I'll be using Strava for daily tracking: https://www.strava.com/athletes/118012390 and I'll be using a SPOT Gen3 for continuous: https://maps.findmespot.com/s/44HC

Wish me luck!

I am attempting an Unsupported FKT on the Long path going Southbound starting Sunday Morn August 4th 2024.

I will be updating both on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/chickenfat_mas_miles/
and of course
strava: https://www.strava.com/athletes/74681644

Blah, gonna be a lot of hiking

Route: Long Path (NY)

FKTs

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