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Sloop Hill State Unique Area
4.6 ★★★★★ 33 Google reviews · Running trail in New Windsor, New York · Hours vary
Runner's snapshot
- Surface
- Not reported
- Distance
- Not reported
- Shape
- Not reported
- Shade
- Not reported
- Access
- Not reported
We have not been able to confirm the surface, distance or shape of Sloop Hill State Unique Area yet from its own listing, the park's website or runner reviews — so those cells stay blank rather than guess. What is below comes straight from the listing and from reviewers' own words. There is no Easy / Moderate / Hard rating on this page on purpose: a one-word difficulty score tells you nothing about whether a trail suits your run. Surface, distance, shade and hours do.
What runners say about Sloop Hill State Unique Area
“Nice and quiet, in spite of being a cloudy day, it was a beautiful little outing.”
Washington Irving could have been describing a site like this when he wrote of a “land among high hills, which is one of the quietest places in the whole world. A small brook glides through it, with just murmur enough to lull one to repose; and the occasional whistle of a quail or tapping of a woodpecker is almost the…
Looked for a local place I can take my dogs for a short Sunday afternoon hike and Google led me here. Plenty of free parking spots today, but expected for winter. Short trails were clean and well maintained. Can see why this place would be popular for warm-weather fun.
Very pretty Orange County park. It's not big but affords nice easy hiking trails, history kiosk and great fishing. Views are spectacular m
Trail conditions & character
“One of the best riverside park with outstanding views of the Hudson Highlands and Newburgh Bay.”
Plan your run at Sloop Hill State Unique Area
The practical stuff
- AccessHours vary — hours are not posted for this trail, so check before an early or late run
- DistanceNot reported. Trail systems often quote total path mileage rather than a single loop, so measure the route you actually want before you drive out.
- ShadeNot reported. Assume some of it is exposed and carry water in summer.
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