Little Tor and New South Mountain Trail

Hi Tor State Park /
South Mountain County Park
Rockland Co, NY

Hiking Trails:
Long Path: Green blaze
New South Mountain Trail: Red blaze

Total Time: 2:20 hour
Estimated Distance: 4.1 Miles

Pros: Good views
Cons: Urban area below mountain
Hike Type: Reverse Lollipop Loop
Level of Difficulty: Slightly difficult

Google Maps of Parking:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/RPgL5etjx829XSj69

Hiking Partners:
Marvin Baum
Yonah Blum

I was at Little Tor a few weeks prior, but went along with my hiking partners again, and then found the end to the new trail along South Mountain that I discovered recently but didn't find the end to. We parked on Central Highway at the top of the ridge at the trailhead parking area, and took the Long Path along the ridge to the Little Tor Trail, which we took up the mountain for the great view.

We then descended down Little Tor and headed back the same way, and at the road, my hiking partners departed and I continued along the woods road at South Mountain to the communications tower. I then bushwhacked a short distance to the New South Mountain Trail, blazed red, and continued along the part that I left at a few weeks before. I realized how close I was before to the end of the trail, which ends at the Long Path about half a mile from the road. I then took the Long Path back down to the trailhead and back to my car.

Map of the Route

Long Path

Little Tor View

View from the Power Lines near the Trailhead

Communications Tower

New Red Trail on South Mountain

Interesting Rock on the New Trail

End of the New Trail

Scenery Along the Long Path at the End of South Mountain

RBBN Hike to Hogencamp Mountain

Harriman State Park
Orange Co, NY

Hiking Trails:
Hogencamp Mine wood road: Unblazed
Dunning Trail: Yellow blaze
Long Path: Green blaze
Ramapo-Dunderberg Trail: Red blaze

Total Time: 3:30 hour
Estimated Distance: 5.2 Miles

Pros: Quiet area, historic mine, great views
Cons: None
Hike Type: Out and back
Level of Difficulty: Slightly difficult

Google Maps of Parking:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/4St3wbcUwjXuFnGDA

Hiking Partners:
RBBN Members

I took the Rockland Business to Business Network (RBBN) on a hike on this beautiful fall day, at the peak of foliage. Hogencamp Mountain is one my favorites in Harriman State Park, with its unique exposed rock faces and great view. We parked at Lake Kanawauke Picnic area and walked along Kanawauke Road towards Little Long Pond.

We took a short detour to the peninsula jutting into Little Long Pond that affords amazing lake and mountain views, and then headed back to the road where we took the old woods road that goes to the Hogencamp Mine complex. We met the Dunning Trail and walked past the mine pits and dumps, and walked up the hill where we met the Long Path. We continued our ascent on the Long Path eventually reaching Times Square, a busy intersection of trails, and we took the Ramapo-Dunderberg Trail up the last leg of the mountain to the top of Hogencamp Mountain, which affords a great view of the surrounding area.

Map of the Route

Lake Kanawauke

Path on the Little Long Pond Peninsula

Little Long Pond

New Sign About Recent Hunting In Harriman State Park

Hogencamp Mine Wood Road

RBBN Hiking Group

Hogencamp Mine Pit

Rock Formations on the Long Path

Rock Cave

Times Square

Ascending the Final Stretch of Hogencamp Mountain

Hogencamp Mountain Summit