Length: 7 miles
Difficulty: moderate (500'+ elevation gain)
Estimated hiking time: groups: 4.5+ hours, individuals: 3.5 - 4 hours

From the Alpine Boat Basin parking area take the Shore Trail (white blazes) north (slightly uphill initially, not by the shore) until the junction with the Forest View Trail (blue and white blazes). Make a left and take the Forest View Trail connector path upwards until the junction with the Long Path (blue/aqua/green blazes). Make a right and take the Long Path north until the State Line Lookout (there is a bathroom and a restaurant here).

Turn around here and retrace your path heading south on the Long Path continuing on the Long Path pass the junction with the Forest View Trail. Stop at the Women's Federation Castle for a lunch break.

After lunch continue south on the Long Path until the Park Headquarters Administration Building (there is a bathroom here). From the Park Headquarters building veer left and take the connector path / gravel roadway down to the Alpine Boat Basin where you parked your car. The path will be blazed green (and orange) initially as it is part of the Long Path. At an old stone underpass on the right, the orange trail splits and goes both ways, to the right along with the Long Path through the underpass and downward to the left by itself. Take the orange trail to the left downward. (If you get to Route 9 then you went the wrong way at the old stone underpass). At the end of the orange trail, just prior to reaching the marina you will intersect part of the Shore Trail. Take it to the right down to the marina.

Optional Extra #1: From the State Line Lookout head north along the Long Path (blue blazes) turning right onto the Shore Trail (white blazes) and go down to the river passing the The Peanut Leap Waterfall near the bottom. This "extra" will add over an hour (90 minutes?) onto the hike.

Optional Extra #2: From the junction of the Shore Path and the Forest View trail, continue northward on the Shore Path past the "Giant Stairs" and "Peanut Leap" waterfall until it ends at the junction with the Long Path. Make a left onto the Long Path and take it south until the State Line Lookout. This extra adds 2+ miles and 90 - 120 minutes to the hike and is a much more difficult than the version discussed in the main section.