



Gertrudes Nose
Rochester
Stand on the edge of a dramatic rock fin jutting from the Shawangunk Ridge, with sweeping views over glacial Lake Minnewaska and the Hudson Valley unfolding below. The six-mile loop mixes smooth carriage roads with rocky scrambles up the "nose," a geologist's playground of crumbling conglomerate cliffs.
Moderate day hike
Shawangunk Ridge views
Rock scrambling sections
Glacial lake scenery
Tips
🏔️"came here for the foliage, left with sick cliff and lake side views"
🔄go clockwise for easier finish on carriage road
🌅orange trail has a sunset lookout point
Gertrudes Nose
Rochester




Stand on the edge of a dramatic rock fin jutting from the Shawangunk Ridge, with sweeping views over glacial Lake Minnewaska and the Hudson Valley unfolding below. The six-mile loop mixes smooth carriage roads with rocky scrambles up the "nose," a geologist's playground of crumbling conglomerate cliffs.
Moderate day hike
Shawangunk Ridge views
Rock scrambling sections
Glacial lake scenery
Tips
🏔️"came here for the foliage, left with sick cliff and lake side views"
🔄go clockwise for easier finish on carriage road
🌅orange trail has a sunset lookout point