Kakiat County Park
Rockland Co.,
New York
Hiking Trails:
Mountain Trail: Orange blaze
Total Time: 0:55
Estimated Distance: 1.5 miles
Level of Difficulty: Moderate
Level of Recommendation: Recommended for short and sweet hike
Points Of Interest: Kakiat Mountain View
Pros: Bottom part of park very busy
Google Map of Parking:
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Kakiat is one of my favorite short hikes. Its close to home and is a short and sweet climb with an excellent view. The weather forecast had called for heavy rain most of the day. When I woke up in the morning, it had not started raining yet. I checked the radar and noticed I have a about an hour or two until the rain starts, so I opted for this quick and close-by hike and beat out the rain. One of the few weather conditions that I will not go hiking in is a steady cold rain. I was glad to have gotten in this hike before the storm. I parked in the main Kakiat parking area, and took the orange-blazed Mountain Trail up Kakiat Mountain to the upper viewpoint. I then took returned the same route down.
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| Map of the Route |
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| View from Lookout Facing Northeast. Cobus Mountain on the Left and South Mountain in the Distance |
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| View from the Lookout Facing Southeast |
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| View Facing East/Southeast with RCC (Rockland Community College) in View and the Palisades in the Distance |
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| Rock at the Lookout |
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