Rockland Co.,
New York
Hiking Trails:
Kakiat Trail: White blaze
Suffern-Bear Mountain Trail: Yellow trail
Mountain Trail: Orange blaze
Total Time: 2:45 hour
Estimated Distance: 3.2 Miles
Pros: Good climb with good views
Cons: None
Hiking Members:
CommSAR Search and Rescue Staff
This hike was a training session with CommSAR, a search and rescue organization. The training featured a mock search of a lost subject where two teams fanned out using clues to find the subject. The subject was a lost and despondent child, and the teams used clues to successfully find the the child in the snow.
The hike featured the first snow of the season, with about 5 inches of snow falling the day before. We parked at the Kakiat Parking area, taking the Kakiat Trail at the foot of the mountain and then ascending along that trail. At the intersection of the Mountain Trail we continued along the side of Cobus Mountain, until the Suffern-Bear Mountain Trail, which we took alongside the rock formations and the Grandpa and Grandma Rocks. We took this trail until the gas line, and then went east along the gas line to the Mountain Trail. We took the Mountain past the power line to the summit view of Kakiat Mountain, where we took a short break before heading down. We descended down the Mountain Trail to the end of the trail and back to the parking area.
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| Map of the Route |
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| A Balanced Trip Rock at the Grandpa and Grandma Rock Areas |
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| View Lookng Down from the Gas Line |
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| View From the Gas Line Facing West |
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| View from the Top View of Kakiat |
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| View from Kakiat View Facing East |
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| Me at the Kakiat View |
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| Me with Cobus Mountain the Background |
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| Manhattan Skyline in the Distance from Kakiat |
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| Midtown Manhattan Skyscrapers in the Distance |
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| View Facing East/Northeast Towards South Mountain |
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| View Looking Towards Monsey and Airmont |
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| Me at the View |
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