Looking For A Great Day Come Down To the Gunks.Hiking Relaxing Just Enjoying The View At 420 The Sky Looks Great.
Superb views all around. This is the Acadia of the Hudson Valley! Fine, gravel carriage roads for walking and mountain biking (skinny tires will not work here). The world's best rock climbing. A variety of difficulty rated walking trails. Look into it! Buy a Mohonk Preserve annual membership or else it it too expensive to hike in the preserve. Barring that, stick to the trails of Minnewaska state park.
We came here on the way home from Woodstock, NY and all I can say is WOW. It's like a cliff appears out of nowhere. Driving up to the Shawangunk Mountains is so flat and beautiful with various wineries and farms and then boom - there is a massive mountain with cliff for climbing. It is beautiful. We parked at the visitors center and walked up the pedestrian path to the hiking trail at the base of the climbing mountain. It is a beautiful walk with breath taking views. It was very cool to see all the various levels of climbers hanging onto the side of the mountain. There were people practicing on the path level and that was very cool to watch to. This place is beautiful.
I've hiked in many National Parks, parts of the Appalachian Trail, the Berkshires, the Blue Ridge Mountains, the Smoky Mountains, the Sierra Nevadas and in British Columbia too, but when I drive up 299 and see the GUNKS, I feel like I've come home. There's nothing quite like the GUNKS.
These mountains, rounded with old age, house some of the smallest, sweetest villages in lower New York. A quaint and inexpensive place to explore.
Great place to learn how to climb. We used guides from High Xposure. Ask for Pete. He was super patient and basically, spiderman if you ask me. The views at the top are amazing once you ascend 170 ft climbs or so.
We've been hiking at Minneswaska and Mohonk and Awosting for 20+ years. Can't be beat. Fantastic views of the Gunks, great town of New Paltz and environs. Would love to live up there and go outdoors every day for a stroll. Bike path good too. Make sure to go early during Fall Foliage or you won't get into parking lots.
Awesome place to climb. It's where it started in the US! Wonderful trails and million dollar views. Need I say more?
The Gunks are a must see if you visit the area. Great hiking and the wine trail is right nearby!
My husband and I aren't big into skiing, so we decided that snowtubing was more our style. When we first arrived, we were worried that we were the only single adults there without any kids. But you know what, we did it anyway and had a blast! You're only as old as you feel!!