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Windham-Blackhead Range Wilderness
4.7 ★★★★★ 53 Google reviews · Running trail in East Jewett, New York · Posted hours
Runner's snapshot
- Surface
- Not reported
- Distance
- Not reported
- Shape
- Not reported
- Shade
- Not reported
- Access
- Posted hours
Confirmed from Windham-Blackhead Range Wilderness' own listing, the park or land manager's website, and runner reviews. Blank cells mean we could not verify that fact — we would rather say "not reported" than invent one. 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.
Area known for hiking, including kid-friendly trails.
What runners say about Windham-Blackhead Range Wilderness
“Beautiful views, peaceful camping, less human traffic than in central Catskills.”
“Nice well marked trails and easy to get to.”
Nice, well marked trail...but it's rocky. Many parts of the trail are obviously a stream when it's raining. I would not recommend this trail of rain is in the immediate forecast or if it has just finished raining heavily. It's kind of a tough climb at the very beginning.
An excellent set of Catskill hikes with endurance challanges throughout. You'll be rewarded with amazing views along the way and it's worth the extra grief (mainly knee grief) to accomplish summiting all 3 peaks. It is much cooler (10-15 degrees) than the low land here so don't shy away in the summer.
Blackhead starts of gradually and the shoots straight up. It qas a nice hike; saw squirls, chipmunks, snakes, even a porcupine. But it definitely is not a beginners hike.
if you like physically exhausting hikes that hurt your knees and feet ( majority of hiking up is on shifty rocks) then this ones for you, saw a GD black bear cub yesterday. pretty cool, we cuddled and ate porridge. lol jk, hikes great, cool temperature wise, plan rest into you next day hiking plans
Trail conditions & character
“You'll be rewarded with amazing views along the way and it's worth the extra grief (mainly knee grief) to accomplish summiting all 3 peaks.”
“Continue a little farther north and climb some Catskill peaks for a bigger challenge.”
Plan your run at Windham-Blackhead Range Wilderness
The practical stuff
- AccessPosted hours — posted hours below; park gates sometimes close earlier than the listing says
- 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.
- Websitedec.ny.gov
Hours
| Monday | 8:30 AM–4:30 PM |
| Tuesday | 8:30 AM–4:30 PM |
| Wednesday | 8:30 AM–4:30 PM |
| Thursday | 8:30 AM–4:30 PM |
| Friday | 8:30 AM–4:30 PM |
| Saturday | Closed |
| Sunday | Closed |
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