Table Rock Trails (trails temporarily closed)
Hartwick College Campus, Hartwick Drive, Oneonta, NY
Park in designated areas, see “Getting There” below.
The Table Rock Trails are on the campus of Hartwick College. The trail system consists of three loops totaling about five miles. The Blue Trail is 2.2 miles and features beautiful views from Table Rocks’ massive stone slabs.
Update November 16, 2025: Beginning this week, the College’s contracted forester will oversee thinning work on the Table Rock trails. A logging contractor will carry out the cutting, with the forester managing the process. This project is expected to continue for at least the next couple of months. For safety reasons, trails will be closed for the duration of this work. The blue, yellow and red trails will be closed to all users until the thinning operations are complete. Signage will be posted at the three main gateway kiosks to alert visitors and provide clear directions. If you completed a trail prior to the closing, it still counts for the Otsego Outdoors Fall Octet Challenge.
Trail map
The trails are open to the public. Register your hike online or at the trailhead kiosk and please follow these rules and regulations:
- Adhere to Leave No Trace principles.
- Carry In-Carry Out.
- Dogs must be on a leash.
- Stay on marked trails.
- Mountain bike on designated trails only.
- Park in designated areas.
- Do not alter or create new trails.
Getting There:
From the main Hartwick College entrance on West Street in Oneonta, take Hartwick Drive to upper campus. Drive past the Binder Physical Education Center parking lot. Look for the trailhead parking sign on the left designating where the public can park when visiting Table Rock. GPS for parking area is: 42.454747, -75.075533
The Hartwick College Trails Committee maintains and promotes the trails of the Hartwick College Main Campus with a focus on stewardship and wellness. More information at hartwick.edu/trails
What Octet-ers are saying:
7/18/25: “Great walk to the overlook and through to wood and back.”
5/24/25: “Beautiful rainy trail, will have to return on a clear day with blue skies. Found 9 efts.”
