Carr Pond Mountain to Parker Cabin Mountain

Harriman State Park
Orange Co.
New York

Hiking Trails:
White Bar Trail: White blaze
Ramapo Dunderberg Trail: Red blaze
Victory Trail: Blue blaze

Total Time: 2:00 hour
Estimated Distance: 3.1 Miles

Pros: Quiet area, nice views, and good scramble
Cons: None
Hike Type: 2 Car Point to Point
Level of Difficulty: Difficult

Google Maps of Parking:
Car 1: https://maps.app.goo.gl/m41xHCJ963MFkjjG9
Car 2: https://maps.app.goo.gl/qYDKn9S2qitkEUbm8

Hiking Partner:
Yehudah Koblick

We parked the first car at the White Bar Trailhead on Kanawauke Road, to the Carr Pond Mountain view. We then climbed down the valley into the Parker Cabin Hollow, and then back up to the Triangle Trail intersection. We then took the Ramapo Dunderberg Trail up the scramble to the great view on Parker Cabin Mountain. We then took the trail back down the mountain to the Victory Trail back to the trailhead where our other card was parked.

Map of the Route

Trail Map at the Beginning of the Hike

Trees on Carr Pond Mountain

Carr Pond Mountain View

White Bar Trail

Funny Rock White Bar Trail

Ascending Parker Cabin Mountain at the Scramble

Yehudah at Parker Cabin Mountain Above the Scramble

Parker Cabin Mountain Rock

Parker Cabin Mountain Northern View, Towards Lake Sebago

Parker Cabin Mountain

Kakiat Upper Ridge Loop

Kakiat County Park /
Harriman State Park
Rockland Co.
New York

Hiking Trails:
Old Mill Trail: Blue blaze
Kakiat Trail: White blaze
Suffern-Bear Mountain Trail: Yellow blaze
Mountain Trail: Orange lazed

Total Time: 2:10 hour
Estimated Distance: 3.8 Miles

Pros: Scenic area, nice climb, waterfalls, and view
Cons: None
Hike Type: Loop
Level of Difficulty: Difficult

Google Maps of Parking:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/SZdPJdTimieU7iEVA

I have been to Kakiat many times, but I rarely make it past the main view at the top of the Mountain Trail. On this hike I decided to go a bit farther to the Suffern-Bear Mountain (SBM) Trail along the very top ridge. I parked in the Kakiat Park parking area, took the Old Mill Trail along the Mahwah River to the Kakiat Trail, and took a short spur to the Kakiat waterfalls. I then continued on the Kakiat Trail up the mountain, past the Mountain Trail, to the SBM Trail.

I took the SMB Trail south, and then bushwhacked at the closest point to the power lines, which I took along the service road back to the Mountain Trail. I took the Mountain Trail to the upper Kakiat view, then climbed down the mountain to the lower view. I then climbed down the rest of the Mountain Trail back to the parking area.

Map of the Route

Mahwah River

Kakiat Waterfalls

Black Rat Snake Crossing the Trail

Kakiat Trail Crossing the Power Lines

Grandma and Grandpa Rocks on the SBM Trail

Crossing the Gas Pipeline

View at the Top of Kakiat Mountain

View from the Kakiat Mountain Lower Summit View