and Harriman State Park
Rockland County,
New York
Hiking Trails:
1777 Trail: Red blaze
Ramapo-Dunderberg Trail: Red blaze
Timp-Torne Trail: Blue blaze
Total Time: 2:45 hours
Estimated Distance: 6.1 miles
Level of Difficulty: Difficult
Level of Recommendation: Highly recommended
Points Of Interest: Excellent Views and Tough Climb
Google Maps of Parking:
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This is a an excellent, yet long and difficult hike. Although it was already September, the weather was hot and muggy, adding to the difficulty in this hike. The main destination on this hike is a rocky, almost vertical mountaintop known as "The Timp". This mountain affords one of the best views in the area.
I parked on Route 9W/202 on the southern trailhead of Dunderberg Mountain, by the 1777 trailhead. Took this historic trail which traces the revolutionary war route (there is a plaque at the beginning of the trail explaining this), and took it up the mountain until the intersection of the Ramapo-Dunderberg Trail. Went east on the Ramapo-Dunderberg Trail and crossed over to the Timp-Torne Trail at the intersection before The Timp. From there went ahead to The Timp, and took a break to take in the great views and snap some good photos.
From The Timp summit, I headed down on the Ramapo-Dunderberg Trail, steeply down into the Timp Pass, passing along interesting boulders and rock formations along the way. I got off the trail in the deep notch and took the Timp Pass Road south briefly until the Ramapo-Dunderberg Trail. This trail skirts around the bottom of the Timp, descencing slightly, before turning back up to a very difficult ascent of the mountain, where it eventually meets up with the Timp-Torne Trail. I took the Timp-Torne Trail east, back to the 1777 trail, where I headed back down the mountain and the way I had come.
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| Map of the Route |
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| View Approaching The Timp, Looking South. Note the Pretty Yellow Flowers |
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| View From The Timp Looking South. |
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| A View of the Rocky Timp Summit, Facing West to West Mountain |
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| Another View from The Timp of West Mountain |
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| Looking Northwest to Bear Mountain |
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| Facing Southeast, with the Hudson River Behind the Trees |
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| View of West Mountain Across The Timp Pass |
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| View North to the Hudson River and the Hudson River |
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| Same View, Zoomed Out |
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| Interesting Rock Resting on Tree, Approaching The Timp Pass |
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