Stewart Mountain Trail

First Wilderness Heritage Corridor
exit 26
Hiking Trails
exit 25
Stewart Mountain Trail
TOWN OF CHESTER, NY
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exit 24
Warren
County
Dirt
Easy
0.8 mile round trip
45 minutes
-73 50.55 43 40.64
This short, easy hike has one steep section that ends at
a cliff overlook with close-up views of Loon Lake and
several picturesque residences. It's a great spot to watch
the sun set!
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exit 23
exit 22
Saratoga
County
Directions
Directions and
and Parking:
Parking:
Take the Northway to Exit 25. Turn west on Route 8 and
continue for approximately 4.4 miles, to White Schoolhouse Rd. Take a
right on White Schoolhouse Rd and continue for approximately
a mile to parking and the trailhead on your right.
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Nearby:
The Stewart Mt Trail is part of the 8 trail Chester Challenge. Visit
www.townofchesterny.org to download the Chester Challenge
brochure and view the other hikes. Loon Lake Beach, a free beach with
swimming, picnicking, and a boat launch, is 0.2 mile east of White
Schoolhouse Rd on Route 8. Chestertown, with shops and eateries, is
3 miles west on Route 8.
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Stewart Mt Trail Elevation Profile
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This hike is part of the
Chester Challenge, a series of
eight hikes of varying difficulty
in the Town of Chester.
Visit six trails and receive the
Chester Challenge pin.
Call (518) 494-5160, or visit
townofchesterny.org or
firstwilderness.com for
more information.
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map
map prepared
prepared by
by Warren
Warren County
County GIS
GIS
February
February 2016
2016 for
for NY
NY DOS
DOS with
with funds
funds provided
provided
Secondary Roads
under
under Title
Title 11
11 of
of the
the Environmental
Environmental
Protection
Fund.
Protection
Fund.
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