Burroughs Range Trail (Wittenburg Cornell Slide Trail)

Name: Burroughs Range Trail (Wittenburg Cornell Slide Trail)
Rating: 4.9

4.9 ( 11 )

Trail

8.6 mile 13.8 kilometer point to point
69% Runnable
Difficult

Elevation

Ascent: 3,618' 1,103 m
Descent: -2,146' -654 m
High: 4,192' 1,278 m
Low: 1,390' 424 m

Grade

Avg Grade: 13% (7°)
Max Grade: 71% (35°)

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“This trail approaches Slide Mountain from the east before passing over two more mountains, gaining 3635 ft.”

— Mirek Wierzbicki

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Description

From parking lot follow the red blazed trail. This is a rugged trail but well maintained. Be prepared for a lot of scrambling. After running 3.9 miles, you reach the summit of Wittenberg with great views on the summit. The summit of Cornell Mountain is at reached after 4.8 miles. At 7.05 miles you hit the Slide Mt. You'll have great views just before and after summit . To complete entire trail you'll continue down another 1.9 miles to Phoenicia-East Branch Trail, but many runners use the summit of Slide Mountain as a turnaround point.